perpetuate

IPA/pəˈpetʃueɪt/
KK[pɚpˈɛtʃəwˌet]IPA/pərˈpetʃueɪt/

perpetuate — 動詞

  • perpetuatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • perpetuateshe / she / it
  • perpetuatedpast simple
  • perpetuating-ing form

1. to help a situation, belief, or way of doing things stay in place over time, esp

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

使持續；延續

使不良情況或錯誤信念長期延續

to help a situation, belief, or way of doing things stay in place over time, especially when it is harmful, unfair, or based on incorrect ideas — for example, repeating lies that strengthen a hurtful stereotype, or paying very low wages that keep poverty going in a community.

例句

Ritu's decision to stay silent only perpetuated the unfair system at her company.

Ritu 選擇保持沉默，只會讓公司裡不公平的制度持續存在。

perpetuate + noun phrase (unfair system)

The old law perpetuated a cycle of poverty that affected three generations in the village.

那項古老的法律使貧窮的循環持續了三代之久，影響了整個村莊。

collocation: perpetuate a cycle

常見搭配
  • perpetuate a myth
  • perpetuate a stereotype
  • perpetuate a cycle
  • perpetuate inequality
  • perpetuate poverty
  • perpetuate violence
  • perpetuate an injustice
同義詞
  • prolong

    more neutral — just means 'make last longer'; does not carry the negative judgment of perpetuate

  • sustain

    can be positive or neutral — focuses on supporting or keeping something going rather than continuing it through time

  • maintain

    neutral — suggests active effort to keep something in its current state, not necessarily over a long period

  • continue

    simpler, everyday word — often intransitive; perpetuate is always transitive and more formal

反義詞
  • end

    direct opposite — to stop something from continuing

  • abolish

    stronger — to formally put an end to a system, practice, or institution

  • eradicate

    stronger still — to destroy something completely so it cannot return

文法句型

perpetuate + noun phrase

用法筆記

The object of perpetuate is almost always a negative or undesirable thing — a harmful belief, an unfair system, a damaging cycle, or a mistaken idea. The subject is often an institution, policy, tradition, or repeated behaviour rather than a specific person acting intentionally.

常見錯誤

The concert perpetuated for three hours.
The concert continued for three hours.
perpetuate is transitive and means keeping something alive or going, not simply lasting over time.
The good news perpetuated her happiness.
The good news prolonged her happiness.
perpetuate usually takes a negative or neutral object (a problem, a myth, a cycle), not a positive feeling.

同根字

  • perpetuation
    名詞C1
  • perpetual
    形容詞B2
  • perpetually
    副詞B2
  • perpetuity
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • perpetuate a myth
  • perpetuate a stereotype
  • perpetuate a cycle
  • perpetuate inequality
  • perpetuate poverty
  • perpetuate violence
  • perpetuate an injustice
  • perpetuate a system

副詞搭配

  • perpetuate indefinitely
  • perpetuate endlessly
  • perpetuate unconsciously
  • perpetuate deliberately

常用片語

  • perpetuate the status quo
  • perpetuate a vicious cycle
  • perpetuate a false belief

介系詞搭配

  • perpetuate through
  • perpetuate by
  • perpetuate in