lifelong

/ˈlaɪflɒŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlaɪflɔːŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlīf-ˌlȯŋ/ (ame, mw)

lifelong — 形容詞

  • lifelongpositive
  • more lifelongcomparative
  • most lifelongsuperlative

1. existing, continuing, or remaining important across someone's entire life, from

1.形容詞B2
釋義

終身的

持續一生的；終生的

existing, continuing, or remaining important across someone's entire life, from beginning to end

例句

Sumin considered her lifelong friendship with Rodrigo one of her greatest treasures.

Sumin 把她與 Rodrigo 之間終身的友誼視為人生中最珍貴的寶物之一。

collocation: lifelong friendship

Shirin's lifelong dream of visiting Japan finally came true last spring.

Shirin 終身夢想造訪日本，終於在去年春天實現了。

collocation: lifelong dream

同義詞
  • permanent

    stronger than lifelong — implies never-ending rather than life-bound; permanent job lasts indefinitely, lifelong job lasts till retirement

  • enduring

    focuses on lasting through difficulties; lifelong simply covers the full span of life

  • lifetime

    used attributively like lifelong (a lifetime achievement), but as a noun it can follow a determiner (a lifetime of work)

反義詞
  • temporary

    lasting only a short time; the opposite of a commitment that lasts a lifetime

  • brief

    very short duration; a brief friendship contrasts sharply with a lifelong one

文法句型

lifelong + noun

用法筆記

Only used attributively before a noun (lifelong dream, not *the dream is lifelong). For predicative use, rephrase with lasts a lifetime or continues for life.

常見錯誤

❌I have been learning English lifelong.
✅I have been a lifelong learner of English.
💡lifelong is an adjective that must go before a noun; use all my life or my whole life as an adverb instead.