lasting

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.

中文释义

英 /ˈlɑːstɪŋ/ 美 /ˈlæstɪŋ/

英文释义

名词 n.

In full lasting cloth: a durable, plain woven fabric formerly used for making clothes and for the uppers of women's shoes. countable,historical,uncountable
The act or process of shaping footwear on a last. countable,uncountable
The action or state of persisting; the time during which something or someone persists. countable,obsolete,uncountable

— 1598, I. D. (possibly John Dee) (translator), Aristotles Politiques, or Discourses of Gouernment, London: Adam Islip, Chapter 12, p. 334, But all things that haue beginning, must come to an end, and whatsoeuer groweth, must likewise deminish, being subiect to corruption and change, according to the time appointed vnto it by the course of Nature, as is seene by experience in plants, and in wights, which haue their ages and lastings certaine and determined.

动词 v.

present participle and gerund of last form-of,gerund,participle,present

形容词 adj.

Persisting for an extended period of time.

— After World War I it was hoped that a lasting peace had been achieved. It hadn’t.
Persisting forever. obsolete

— I am the cygnet to this pale faint swan, Who chants a doleful hymn to his own death, And from the organ-pipe of frailty sings His soul and body to their lasting rest.

词形变化

more lasting comparative most lasting superlative lastings plural

词汇关系

近义词

abiding chronic continuate diuturnal durable durative endurable enduring extending hard-wearing lasting long-drawn-out long-lasting longevous longsome perdurable persistent prolonged protracted

反义词

consumable dureless ephemeral fleeting nondurable perishable short-lived transient transitory undurable unlasting

下位词

Indefinite period: endless eternal everlasting never-ending permanent perpetual intransient ultrapermanent undying unending Non-specific period; specific reference: hourslong minuteslong all-day all-night dayslong nightlong nychthemeral weeklong weekslong monthslong seasonlong springlong decadeslong perennial plurennial pluriennial subdecadal yearslong Non-specific period; non-specific reference: careerlong lifelong livelong Specific period: diary triduan trinoctial quatridual hebdomadal menstrual annual biennial triennial quadrennial quinquennial sextennial septennial octennial novennial decennary decennal decennial decennalian quindecennial vicennial centennial Not subject to decay: imperishable undecaying unfading unpaling unwasting Not deteriorating: indestructible indissoluble undestroyable unbreakable unruinable unwreckable Having a long lifespan: long-lived longeval

衍生词

lastingly lastingness long-lasting unlasting