longevity

英语

替代写法

• longævity (弃用)

词源

借自拉丁语 longaevitās，来自longaevus (“古旧的，老年的”) +‎ -itās。

发音

• (英国) 国际音标^(帮助): /lɒŋˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/, /lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/

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• (美国，加拿大) 国际音标^(帮助): /lɑŋˈd͡ʒɛv.ə.ti/, [lɑŋˈd͡ʒɛv.ə.ɾi]
• (澳大利亚) 国际音标^(帮助): /lɔŋˈd͡ʒev.ə.ti/, [lɔŋˈd͡ʒev.ə.ɾi]

名词

longevity (可数 和 不可数，复数 longevities)

1. 长寿

   Grandpa had incredible longevity: he lived to be 105 years old!

   爷爷很长寿：他活到105岁！

   • 2020年7月1日, David Allen, “Signalling from Leeds along the S&C”, 出自 Rail，第 74 页:

     This 142-year-old tiny ex-LNWR SB [signal box, at Batley] is an amazing survivor, probably owing its longevity to its location alongside a level crossing. Indeed it started life as a gate box with the delightful name of Lady Ann's Crossing.

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2. 持久，长期
   • 2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, 出自 World Englishes, 第 37 卷，第 255 页:

     A ‘postdating’ is an example of the use of a lexical item at a later date than currently recorded and these are important in establishing the longevity of use of a term and whether or not it has become obsolete.

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同义词

• permanence

衍生词

• longevity noodle
• longevity peach
• shortgevity

 

相关词

• longevous

来源

• “longevity”，Lexico，Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press，2019–present年.