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perpetuity是什么意思

perpetuity

英 [pɜːpɪ'tjuːɪtɪ] 美 [,pɝpə'tuəti]
  • n. 永恒

英文词源


perpetuity (n.)
late 14c., from Old French perpetuité "permanence, duration" (13c., Modern French perpétuité) and directly from Latin perpetuitatem (nominative perpetuitas) "uninterrupted duration, continuity, continuous succession," from perpetuus (see perpetual).

双语例句


1. The US Government gave the land to the tribe in perpetuity.
美国政府将这块土地永久性划拨给该部族。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The plots where they were buried were dedicated in perpetuity to the United States.
埋葬他们的那几块墓地已永远奉献给了美国.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The site of the memorial is granted in perpetuity to Canada.
纪念馆址已选定在加拿大作为永久的纪念.

来自辞典例句

4. These lands were granted to our family in perpetuity.
这些土地依法永远归我们家族所有.

来自辞典例句

5. The land was given to him in perpetuity.
这土地永远归他所有了.

来自辞典例句

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