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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary per·ma·nent \\-nənt\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French parmanant, from Latin permanent-, permanens, present participle of permanēre to endure, from per- throughout + manēre to remain — more at per- , mansion DATE 15th century : continuing or enduring without fundamental or marked change : stable Synonyms: see lasting
• per·ma·nent·ly adverb
• per·ma·nent·ness nounnoun DATE 1925 : a long-lasting hair wave or straightening produced by mechanical and chemical means — called also permanent wave permanent
early 15c., from M.Fr. permanent (14c.), from L. permanentem (nom. permanens) "remaining," prp. of permanere "endure, continue, stay to the end," from per- "through" + manere "stay" (see mansion). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ permanentper·man·ent / 5pE:mEnEnt; NAmE 5pE:rm- / adjective lasting for a long time or for all time in the future; existing all the time 永久的；永恒的；长久的:
a permanent job 固定工作
permanent staff 固定职工
They are now living together on a permanent basis. 他们现在决定长期同住。
The accident has not done any permanent damage. 那场事故没有造成什么永久性损伤。
a permanent fixture (= a person or an object that is always in a particular place) 固定于某处的人员/东西
OPP impermanent , temporary • per·man·ent·ly adv.:
The stroke left his right side permanently damaged. 中风使他的右半身永久受损。
She had decided to settle permanently in France. 她已经决定永久定居法国。 noun( old-fashioned, NAmE) = perm n. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishpermanent
adj. VERBS be, prove, seem | become | make sth We decided to make the arrangement permanent. ADV. almost, virtually living in an almost permanent state of fear | relatively | apparently | not necessarily permanent adj. ⇨ permanent Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: permanent alimony , or permanent assets , or permanent axis , or permanent blue , or permanent bordeaux FRR , or permanent capital , or permanent carmine FB , or permanent fast yellow NCG , or permanent gas , or permanent green , or permanent hardness , or permanent magnet , or permanent magnetism , or permanent mold , or permanent oil , or permanent pasture , or permanent red , or permanent red R , or permanent set , or permanent strain , or permanent tissue , or permanent tooth , or permanent violet , or permanent wave , or permanent way , or permanent white , or permanent wilting , or permanent yellow , or total and permanent disability insurance , or permanent press , or permanent meadow , or permanent-press
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per·ma·nentI. \]t\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin permanent-, permanens, present participle of permanēre to endure, remain, from per- through, throughout + manēre to remain — more at per- , mansion : continuing or enduring (as in the same state, status, place) without fundamental or marked change : not subject to fluctuation or alteration : fixed or intended to be fixed : lasting , stable
< literature of permanent, not ephemeral, value >
< likely to cause permanent injury >
< the paintings in the permanent collection >
< elected permanent chairman of the convention >
• per·ma·nent·ness noun -esII. noun
( -s) 1. : one that is permanent; specifically : something (as a quality, element, entity) conceived of as abiding or eternal
< the permanents of existence — D.W.Gotshalk >2. : permanent wave < an unbecoming permanent — Ruth Domino >
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