perennial
英 [pə'renɪəl]
美 [pə'rɛnɪəl]
- adj.多年草; 多年生; 四季を通じて一定; 一定; 反復
- n. 多年生植物
語源
多年生, 長持ちする.per-、entire、-enn、year、語源はannualと同じ。原義は多年生、多年草、後の派生語は多年生、長寿。
英語の語源
- perennial (adj.)
- 1640s, "evergreen," formed in English from Latin perennis "lasting through the year (or years)," from per- "through" (see per) + annus "year" (see annual). Botanical sense of "Remaining alive through a number of years" is attested from 1670s; figurative meaning of "enduring, permanent" is from 1750. Related: Perennially. For vowel change, see biennial. The noun meaning "a perennial plant" is from 1763.
例文
- 1. A perennial is a plant that lives indefinitely.
- 多年生植物とは、何年も生きることができる植物のことです。
- 2.the perennial problem of water shortage
- 水不足という古い問題
- 3.I wonder at her perennial youthfulness.
- 彼女の青春常駐に驚いた。
- 4.There 's a perennial shortage of teachers with science qualifications.
- 理科教育の資格を持つ先生はいつも不足しています。
- 5.The novel 's central theme is the perennial conflict between men and women.
- 小説のテーマは男と女の永遠の衝突である。
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