eternity
noun /ɪˈtɜːnəti/
/ɪˈtɜːrnəti/
- [uncountable] time without end, especially life continuing without end after death
永恒；永生；不朽 - There will be rich and poor for all eternity.
贫富将永远存在。 - They believed that their souls would be condemned to burn in hell for eternity.
他们相信他们的灵魂会受到惩罚，在地狱里永受烈焰焚烧。
- I will love you for all eternity.
我会永远爱你。 - This great work of art is now preserved for eternity.
这件伟大的艺术品现在被永久保存了下来。 - This mathematical pattern will repeat itself into eternity.
这种数学模式会不断重复直至永恒。
- There will be rich and poor for all eternity.
- an eternity[singular] (informal) a period of time that seems to be very long or to never end
（似乎）无穷无尽的一段时间 - After what seemed like an eternity the nurse returned with the results of the test.
过了漫长的一段时间后护士才拿着检验结果回来。
Topics Timec1- It seemed to take an eternity for us to get to the hospital.
我们似乎花了很长时间才到达医院。 - He seemed to stand there for an eternity.
他似乎永远站在那里。
- After what seemed like an eternity the nurse returned with the results of the test.
词源late Middle English: from Old French eternite, from Latin aeternitas, from aeternus ‘without beginning or end’, from aevum ‘age’.