forever

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
/fəˈɹɛvə(ɹ)/    /fəˈɹɛvɚ/|/fɚˈɛvɚ/|/fɔɹˈɛvɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An extremely long time. colloquial,countable
    — I haven't seen him in forever!
  2. A mythical time in the future that will never come. colloquial,poetic,uncountable
    — Sure, I'd be happy to meet with you on the 12th of forever.
形容词 adj.
  1. Permanent, lasting; constant, perpetual. informal,not-comparable
    — It'd be a peaceful life / With a forever wife / And a kid someday
副词 adv.
  1. For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time. not-comparable
    — I shall love you forever.
  2. For a very long time, a seeming eternity. colloquial,excessive,not-comparable
    — We had to wait forever to get inside.
  3. Constantly or frequently. not-comparable
    — You are forever nagging me.

词形变化

for ever alternative,UK fore'er alternative for e'er alternative Forever alternative,noun,poetic forevers plural for ever alternative,UK fore'er alternative for e'er alternative Forever alternative,noun,poetic for ever alternative,UK fore'er alternative for e'er alternative Forever alternative,noun,poetic

词源

词源 1
Univerbation of for ever, from Middle English for ever, for evere. By surface analysis, for + ever. First attested in the late 14c., and first attested in the late 17c. as one word. Noun first attested in 1858.
词源 2
Univerbation of for ever, from Middle English for ever, for evere. By surface analysis, for + ever. First attested in the late 14c., and first attested in the late 17c. as one word. Noun first attested in 1858.
词源 3
Univerbation of for ever, from Middle English for ever, for evere. By surface analysis, for + ever. First attested in the late 14c., and first attested in the late 17c. as one word. Noun first attested in 1858.
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