lasting for a long time or for all time in the future; existing all the time永久的；永恒的；长久的- She was unable to find a permanent job.她找不到固定工作。
- Holiday camps employ only a very small number of permanent staff.假日营仅雇用极少数永久性工作人员。
- They are now living together on a permanent basis.他们现在是长期同住。🔊🔊
- The accident has not done any permanent damage.那场事故没有造成什么永久性损伤。🔊🔊
- a permanent fixture (= a person or an object that is always in a particular place)固定于某处的人／东西
- a permanent resident of the United States 美国永久居民
- She doesn't intend to make London her permanent home.她无意让伦敦成为她的永久住所。
- The gallery hosts various exhibitions and a permanent collection.画廊举办各种展览和永久收藏。
- We decided to make the arrangement permanent.我们决定保持这一安排长久不变。
opposite temporaryExtra Examples- He decided to make New York his permanent home.他决定将纽约作为他的永久居所。
- He is aiming to become a permanent fixture in the team.他的目标是成为团队中的永久性成员。
- He was Vietnam's permanent representative at the UN.他是越南在联合国的常驻代表。
- I'm not planning to move in here on a permanent basis.我不打算长期住在这儿。
- No permanent damage was done.没有造成什么永久性损伤。
- The aim is a permanent reduction in inflation.目的是永久减少通货膨胀。
- The house is in a permanent state of chaos.这房子永远是杂乱不堪的样子。
- The paintings are on permanent loan to the museum.这些画是永久借给博物馆的。
- The sheds were replaced with a permanent brick building.永久性的砖房替代了棚屋。
- There is no guarantee of permanent employment after training.培训后不能保证长期就业。
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See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin permanent- ‘remaining to the end’ (perhaps via Old French), from per- ‘through’ + manere ‘remain’.