perpetuity
英 [pɜːpɪ'tjuːɪtɪ]
美 [,pɝpə'tuəti]
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