unceasing

/ʌnˈsiːsɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [ənsˈisɪŋ] /ʌnˈsiːsɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [ənsˈisɪŋ] /ˌən-ˈsē-siŋ How to pronounce unceasing (audio)/ (ame, mw)

unceasing — adjective

  • unceasingpositive
  • more unceasingcomparative
  • most unceasingsuperlative

1. describes something that keeps happening or going on without ever stopping or pa

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describes something that keeps happening or going on without ever stopping or pausing, often continuing for so long that it feels constant or relentless.

例句

After the storm passed, the unceasing rain turned the quiet village streets into muddy rivers.

attributive use: unceasing + noun (rain)

Dr. Chen's unceasing efforts to find a cure earned her worldwide respect.

collocation: unceasing efforts

同義詞
  • constant

    more common in everyday speech; implies something that happens again and again or stays the same over time, without the dramatic 'relentless' feel of 'unceasing'

  • incessant

    very close in meaning, but 'incessant' often carries a stronger negative tone (annoying or irritating), while 'unceasing' can also describe admirable persistence

  • endless

    less formal; suggests something seems to have no end, sometimes as an exaggeration; 'unceasing' sounds slightly more formal and factual

  • perpetual

    more formal; implies something that lasts forever or recurs so often it seems permanent; 'unceasing' focuses on the continuous action rather than the duration

反義詞
  • intermittent

    stopping and starting at intervals — the opposite of steady continuity

  • temporary

    lasting for a limited time only, which contrasts with the lasting quality of 'unceasing'

文法句型

unceasing + noun

be + unceasing

用法筆記

Commonly used with nouns that describe something forceful or hard to control, such as noise, rain, effort, criticism, or flow. The word often implies a mildly negative or exhausting quality — something that the speaker wishes would stop or that requires great endurance.

常見錯誤

❌The rain was unceasingly last night.
✅The rain was unceasing last night.
💡'unceasing' is an adjective; 'unceasingly' is the adverb form.
❌He worked with unceasing energy on the project.' (slightly unnatural)
✅His energy for the project was unceasing.
💡'unceasing' sounds more natural with an abstract noun as subject or in 'unceasing + noun'.