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Everlasting Meaning in English

word

/ˌɛvɝˈɫæstɪŋ/
ev-ur-LAS-ting
/ˌɛvəlˈɑːstɪŋ/
ev-uh-LAH-sting

释义

Lasting forever or for a very long time; eternal and without end. Can also mean tiresome or seemingly endless in informal usage.

用法与细微差别

Positive connotation in spiritual/romantic contexts: 'everlasting love', 'everlasting life', 'everlasting peace'. Negative when meaning 'tediously long': 'his everlasting complaints'. Also a type of dried flower (everlasting flower). The phrase 'from everlasting to everlasting' is biblical.

例句

They pledged their everlasting love to each other.

basic

Many religions promise everlasting life after death.

basic

I'm tired of his everlasting complaints about the weather.

basic

The painting captures the everlasting beauty of the mountain landscape.

natural

Nothing in this world is truly everlasting, but some things come pretty close.

natural

She dried bouquets of everlasting flowers and hung them upside down from the ceiling beams.

natural