incessant
英 [?n'ses(?)nt]
美 [?n's?snt]
助記提示
1. in- "not" + cess- "cease, stop" + -ant.
2. cease => incessant.
中文詞源
incessant 不停止的in-,不，非，-cess,走，離開，詞源同cease,concession.即不離開的，不停止的。
英文詞源
- incessant (adj.)
- mid-15c., from Old French incessant (mid-14c.), from Late Latin incessantem (nominative incessans) "unceasing," from Latin in- "not" (see in- (1)) + cessantem (nominative cessans), present participle of cessare "cease" (see cease). Related: Incessantly (early 15c.).
雙語例句
- 1. The noise of bombs and guns was incessant.
- 炸彈和槍炮接連不斷。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We have had incessant snowfall since yesterday afternoon.
- 從昨天下午開始就持續不斷地下雪.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. From the very first days of the reforms, the parliament kept up an incessant drumbeat of protest.
- 從改革的第一天起，議會就不斷施壓予以抗議。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The incessant hurry and trivial activity of daily life seem to prevent, or at least, discourage quiet and intensive thinking.
- 不停的動亂和日常生活的平凡活動看來會阻礙或者至少會使人不能安靜地集中思考.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. She is tired of his incessant demands for affection.
- 她厭倦了他對感情的不斷索取。
來自辭典例句