perpetual

英 [pə'petʃʊəl; -tjʊəl] 美[pɚ'pɛtʃuəl]

• adj. 永久的；不断的；四季开花的；无期限的

1. continuing forever or indefinitely;

"the ageless themes of love and revenge"

"eternal truths"

"life everlasting"

"hell's perpetual fires"

"the unending bliss of heaven"

2. uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing;

"the ceaseless thunder of surf"

"in constant pain"

"night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"

"the never-ending search for happiness"

"the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"

"man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"

"unremitting demands of hunger"

3. occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted;

"a child's incessant questions"

"your perpetual (or continual) complaints"