longevous

longevous — 形容詞

  • longevouspositive
  • more longevouscomparative
  • most longevoussuperlative

1. continuing to live, stay useful, or remain active for many years

1.形容詞C2
釋義

長壽；長存

可活很久，也可維持多年

continuing to live, stay useful, or remain active for many years

例句

On that hill, pine trees stay longevous and healthy for two centuries.

那座山上的松樹很長壽，兩百年後依然健康。

be longevous for describing long-living plants

The town still follows a longevous market custom every spring.

那座小鎮每到春天仍遵循一項長存的市集習俗。

used for a custom that continues across many years

同義詞
  • long-lived

    the normal everyday choice for people, animals, plants, or things that last many years.

  • enduring

    often stresses continuing through time, especially despite change or difficulty.

  • durable

    usually focuses on physical strength rather than length of life.

反義詞
  • short-lived

    used for something that exists or lasts only a short time.

  • temporary

    stresses that something is not meant to continue for long.

文法句型

longevous + noun

be longevous

用法筆記

Mostly seen in formal or literary writing. It often describes living things, but it can also describe institutions or objects that keep going for many years.

常見錯誤

❌The meeting was longevous.
✅The meeting was long.
💡'longevous' describes long life or long-lasting existence over years, not something that simply continues for hours.
❌This cheap bag is longevous.
✅This cheap bag is durable.
💡'durable' is the everyday word for something that resists damage in use.