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(xù)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(huì)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(dòng)亂和日常生活的平凡活動(dòng)看來會(huì)阻礙或者至少會(huì)使人不能安靜地集中思考.
來自《現(xiàn)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