"outlives" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 比...活得久
• 比...長壽

Definition

比其他人、動物或事物活得更久。可以指人、動物或事物比其他更持久。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Outlive' 用於正式場合，常與人或物搭配，如 'outlive someone'（活得比某人久）、'outlive its usefulness'（不再有用）。不用於日常生存情境。

Examples

My grandmother outlives all her siblings.

我奶奶**比**她所有的兄弟姊妹**活得久**。

The old tree outlives the new ones in the park.

這棵老樹**比**公園裡的新樹**活得久**。

Sometimes plastic outlives metal parts in machines.

有時候塑料**比**金屬零件**更耐用**。

It’s amazing how some memories outlive the people who made them.

有些回憶居然**比**創造它們的人**更長久**，真讓人驚訝。

Technology often outlives its original purpose.

科技常常**比**最初的用途**存在得更久**。

He joked that his phone battery outlives his enthusiasm for work.

他開玩笑說他的手機電池**比**工作熱情**更持久**。