eternalize

IPA/ɪtˈɜːnəlˌaɪz/
IPA/ɪtˈɜːnəlˌaɪz/

eternalize — 動詞

  • eternalizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • eternalizes3rd person singular
  • eternalizing-ing form
  • eternalizedpast simple

1. to make someone or something last in people's memory for a very long time, as if

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

永存；不朽

讓事物長存於記憶中

to make someone or something last in people's memory for a very long time, as if they will never be forgotten — for example, a work of art that eternalizes a single moment, or a monument that eternalizes the legacy of a leader.

例句

The photographer's black-and-white images eternalized the daily routines of coal miners in the 1930s.

那位攝影師的黑白照片，將1930年代煤礦工人的日常作息永遠保存了下來。

eternalize + concrete object: habits, moments, people

Nora hoped her novel would eternalize the folk tales her grandmother had shared with her.

Nora 希望她的小說能將祖母講過的民間故事永遠流傳下來。

eternalize + abstract object: stories, traditions, memories

常見搭配
  • eternalize a moment
  • eternalize a memory
  • eternalize someone's legacy
  • eternalize a tradition
  • eternalize in stone / poetry / film
同義詞
  • immortalize

    more common synonym; 'immortalize' often suggests making someone personally famous forever, while 'eternalize' can apply to moments, traditions, or objects

  • perpetuate

    slightly more neutral; can imply continuing something good or bad, while 'eternalize' carries a positive or reverent tone

  • enshrine

    often suggests official or sacred preservation in a fixed form, such as a law or constitution

  • commemorate

    focuses on honouring a specific event or person, often through a ceremony or object; less poetic than 'eternalize'

反義詞
  • forget

    the opposite effect on memory

  • neglect

    to fail to preserve something, letting it fade

文法句型

eternalize + noun phrase (someone/something)

用法筆記

Frequently used in artistic, literary, or commemorative contexts. The object is typically something worth preserving — memories, achievements, cultural traditions, or historical moments.

常見錯誤

The scientist eternalized the formula in his notebook.
The scientist recorded the formula in his notebook.
'Eternalize' implies lasting fame or memory, not just writing something down.
She eternalized her dress for the party.
She kept her dress for the party.
'Eternalize' is not a synonym for 'keep' or 'save'; it means to make something last in memory across generations.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • eternalize a moment
  • eternalize a memory
  • eternalize a tradition
  • eternalize a legacy

副詞搭配

  • forever eternalized
  • eternalized in

常用片語

  • be eternalized in history
  • be eternalized in art

介系詞搭配

  • eternalized in
  • eternalized through
  • eternalized by