"immortality" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 永生
• 不朽

Definition

永生指的是永远不死或永远活着。它常用于谈论神话、神祇或名垂千史的人物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用于正式、文学或哲学语境。常见搭配有“追求永生”、“灵魂的不朽”。不同于“永恒”（eternal）和形容词“immortal”。也可比喻流芳百世的名声。

Examples

Many legends talk about the immortality of gods.

许多传说讲述了神的**永生**。

Some people dream of immortality and living forever.

有些人梦想着**永生**，想永远活着。

The story is about a king seeking immortality.

这个故事讲述了一位国王追求**永生**。

Writers hope their works will give them a kind of immortality.

作家们希望自己的作品能赋予他们某种**不朽**。

Science fiction often explores the possibility of immortality through technology.

科幻小说经常通过科技探索**永生**的可能性。

The painting secured her artistic immortality.

这幅画让她在艺术界**不朽**。