perennially
意味一覧 (2件)
絶ず
解説 Definition
何年にもわたって途切れることなく、恒常的に続く様子。
Perennially means continuously, regularly, or for a very long time. It is often used when something happens again and again or always seems to be present. In formal English, it can also mean year after year.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この意味の perennially は、「毎年」という基本義から少し広がって、何年にもわたり同じ状態が続くことを表します。perennial problem が「長年続く問題」になるように、短期的な出来事ではなく、ずっと存在している問題・性格・不足・論争などに使われます。これは perennially の「毎年」とは別に、「恒常的に、絶えず」と読む用法として覚えると整理しやすいです。
First remember `perennial` as the opposite of `temporary` or short-term. It often appears in phrases like `a perennial problem`, something that keeps coming back year after year. Then `perennially` becomes easy: it means in that constant, recurring way.
例文
The region is perennially short of clean drinking water.
その地域は常に清潔な飲料水が不足している。
She is perennially optimistic, even in the face of adversity.
彼女は逆境に直面しても絶えず楽観的である。
This topic has been perennially debated among scholars for centuries.
このテーマは何世紀にもわたって学者の間で絶えず議論されてきた。
毎年
(意味 2)解説 Definition
perennially は、植物・行事・問題などが年ごとに繰り返し起こることを表す副詞です。少し書き言葉寄りで、毎年決まって現れる、または繰り返し話題になるという文脈で使われます。
Perennially is an adverb used to describe something that happens or appears again year after year. It is often used for plants, events, problems, or topics that return regularly each year. The word sounds slightly more formal or written than simple everyday expressions like every year. It can also suggest something that repeatedly comes back as a familiar part of each year.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
perennially は perennial に -ly が付いた形です。annual が「年1回の」、annually が「毎年」なら、perennial は「毎年現れる・何年も続く」という年単位の反復を含みます。flowers bloom perennially や a perennially popular event のように、季節・行事・話題が年ごとに戻ってくる場面で使われます。「絶えず」という別義もありますが、このエントリでは年ごとの反復に集中して覚えます。
Think of perennially as perennial plus -ly. If annual means once a year and annually means every year, perennial adds the idea of something returning year after year or lasting across years. You can picture flowers that bloom perennially or an event that is perennially popular. The word can also mean constantly in some contexts, but for this entry, focus on the yearly repeating sense.
例文
The town hosts a perennially popular summer festival.
その町では毎年人気の夏祭りが開かれる。
This flower blooms perennially in the garden each spring.
この花は庭で毎年春に咲く。
Rising heating costs become a perennially discussed issue in winter.
暖房費の上昇は冬になると毎年話題になる問題だ。
perennially の語源・成り立ち Etymology
perennially は perennial に -ly が付いた語で、perennial はラテン語 perennis「一年中続く」に由来し、per-「通して」+ annus「年」と分けられます。annual や anniversary も同根で、「年を通して途切れない」が絶えずの核です。
Perennially comes from perennial plus -ly. Perennial comes from Latin perennis, meaning "lasting through the year," from per- "through" and annus "year." Related words like annual and anniversary share the same root, and the idea developed from "through the whole year" to "continuing again and again."
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