eternal
adjective /ɪˈtɜːnl/
/ɪˈtɜːrnl/
Idioms - without an end; existing or continuing forever
不朽的；永久的；永恒的 - the promise of eternal life in heaven
在天国永生的许诺 - She's an eternal optimist (= she always expects that the best will happen).
她是个永远的乐观主义者。 - eternal truths (= ideas that are always true and never change)
永恒的真理 - You have my eternal gratitude (= very great gratitude).
我永远感激你。 - To his eternal credit (= very great credit), he never gave up.
值得称赞的是，他从未放弃。 - Newspapers are simply responding to the eternal fascination of their readers with the private lives of the rich and famous.
报纸只是对读者对富人和名人私生活的永恒迷恋做出回应。
- The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
自由的代价是永远的警惕。 - The story is about a woman who is offered the elixir of eternal youth.
故事讲的是一个女人得到了一剂仙药能永葆青春。 - The two heroes swore eternal friendship.
两位主人公发誓永远做朋友。 - The universe was about to be plunged again into eternal darkness.
宇宙即将再次陷入永恒的黑暗。
- the promise of eternal life in heaven
- [only before noun] (disapproving) happening often and seeming never to stop
无休止的；永不停止的；没完没了的 - I'm tired of your eternal arguments.
我烦透了你们那没完没了的争论。
- I'm tired of your eternal arguments.
词源late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin aeternalis, from Latin aeternus, from aevum ‘age’.
Idioms
hope springs eternal
- (saying) people never stop hoping
人生永远充满希望