1520s, a back-formation from perpetuation or else from Latin perpetuatus, past participle of perpetuare "to make perpetual," from perpetuus (see perpetual). Related: Perpetuated; Perpetuating.
例文
1. Jokes perpetuate various national stereotypes.
ジョークは各民族に対する公式化の見方を硬化させた。
2.Schools tend to perpetuate the myth that boys are better at sport than girls.
学校は、男の子が女の子よりスポーツが強いという誤った考えの継続を助長することが多い。
＜dl>＜dt＞3.Every moment of the fashion industry 's misery is richly deserved by the designers and magazine portroons who perpetuate this absurd creation.