perpetuate
verb (formal)Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they perpetuate | |
he / she / it perpetuates | |
past simple perpetuated | |
past participle perpetuated | |
-ing form perpetuating |
to make something such as a bad situation, a belief, etc. continue for a long time 使永久化;使持久化;使持续 - perpetuate something
to perpetuate injustice 持续造成不公正 Comics tend to perpetuate the myth that ‘boys don't cry’. 连环画往往在延续着 “男儿有泪不轻弹” 的神话。 - perpetuate itself
This system perpetuated itself for several centuries. 这一制度维持了几个世纪。
Extra ExamplesSchools tend to perpetuate the myth that boys are better at science than girls. 学校往往会长期存在男生理科比女生强这一错误观念。 This new law just serves to perpetuate inequality. 这项新法律只会持续造成不平等。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- just
- merely
- only
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- help (to)
- serve to
- tend to
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Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin perpetuat- ‘made permanent’, from the verb perpetuare, from perpetuus ‘continuing throughout’, from perpes, perpet- ‘continuous’.- perpetuate something