ceaseless

/ˈsiːsləs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsiːsləs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsēs-ləs/ (ame, mw)

ceaseless — 形容詞

  • ceaselesspositive
  • more ceaselesscomparative
  • most ceaselesssuperlative

1. going on without a pause, as if it will never come to an end

1.形容詞C1
釋義

不斷的

持續進行、似乎永遠不會結束的

going on without a pause, as if it will never come to an end

例句

The ceaseless rain kept the Watanabe family indoors for three days straight.

連日不斷的雨讓渡邊一家三天都出不了門。

collocation: ceaseless rain

Amara grew tired of the ceaseless noise from the construction site next door.

阿瑪拉對隔壁工地不斷傳來的噪音感到厭煩。

collocation: ceaseless noise

同義詞
  • constant

    more common and everyday; can also mean 'happening repeatedly' rather than 'never stopping'

  • incessant

    very similar but almost always carries a negative, irritating connotation

  • relentless

    adds a sense of harshness or cruelty to the persistence

  • unending

    emphasises the emotional feeling that something will never finish

反義詞

常見錯誤

❌The road seemed ceaseless.
✅The road seemed endless.
💡'ceaseless' describes an activity or process that keeps going, not a stationary thing that stretches far into the distance.