当前位置：优校网 > 英语词典 > 英语单词 > incessant是什么意思

incessant

英式英标[ɪn\'sɛsnt]
美式音标[ɪn\'ses(ə)nt]

adj. 不断的；不停的；连续的

TEM8词汇 CET6词汇 TOEFL词汇 GRE词汇

中文词源

incessant 不停止的

in-,不，非，-cess,走，离开，词源同cease,concession.即不离开的，不停止的。

英文词源

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.).

中文解释

1. in- "not" + cess- "cease, stop" + -ant.2. cease => incessant.

实用例句

1. The noise of bombs and guns was incessant.: 炸弹和枪炮接连不断。

2. We have had incessant snowfall since yesterday afternoon.: 从昨天下午开始就持续不断地下雪.

3. From the very first days of the reforms, the parliament kept up an incessant drumbeat of protest.: 从改革的第一天起，议会就不断施压予以抗议。

4. The incessant hurry and trivial activity of daily life seem to prevent, or at least, discourage quiet and intensive thinking.: 不停的动乱和日常生活的平凡活动看来会阻碍或者至少会使人不能安静地集中思考.

5. She is tired of his incessant demands for affection.: 她厌倦了他对感情的不断索取。

热门英语单词

考试词汇

使用频率

星级词汇

分类标签