perennially
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
まず perennial をひとかたまりで覚えるのが近道です。annual が「年1回の」なのに対し、perennial は「毎年ずっと現れる・続く」で、ニュースでは a perennial problem のように「長年くり返し悩ませる問題」でよく見ます。そこに -ly が付いた perennially は「絶えず／恒常的に」。一時的な temporarily と反対側に置くと定着しやすく、「今年だけでなく何年も続く感じ」を核にすると意味がぶれません。
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。
perennially の類義語・関連語
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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