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timelessness

UK //ˈtaɪmləsnəs//US //ˈtaɪmləsnəs//

词源

源自time(时间)+ -less(无...的)+ -ness(名词后缀),14世纪晚期进入英语,最初指'无限的时间延续'。

noun

❶ 指某事物不受时间影响,永远保持其价值或魅力的特性。常用于形容经典作品、艺术或设计风格。

“The timelessness of Shakespeare's plays makes them relevant even today.”

(莎士比亚戏剧的永恒性使其至今仍具现实意义。)

“Her designs have a sense of timelessness that never goes out of style.”

(她的设计具有永不褪色的永恒感。)

❶ 指时间静止或无限延续的状态,常用于哲学或精神层面的讨论。

“Meditation can give you a feeling of timelessness.”

(冥想能带给你时间静止的感觉。)

“In his near-death experience, he felt a strange sense of timelessness.”

(在濒死体验中,他感受到了奇异的永恒感。)

同义词:eternity, permanence, endlessness

常见短语

sense of timelessness — 形容某事物给人超越时间、历久弥新的感受,常用于艺术评论或设计领域。

“The vintage car collection has a remarkable sense of timelessness.”

(这组古董车收藏品具有非凡的永恒感。)

achieve timelessness — 指通过某种方式达到超越时间限制的状态,可以是艺术创作或精神追求。

“Great artists strive to achieve timelessness in their masterpieces.”

(伟大艺术家努力在杰作中实现永恒性。)