1520s, a back-formation from perpetuation or else from Latin perpetuatus, past participle of perpetuare "to make perpetual," from perpetuus (see perpetual). Related: Perpetuated; Perpetuating.
雙語例句
1. Jokes perpetuate various national stereotypes.
笑話固化了對各民族的公式化看法.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Schools tend to perpetuate the myth that boys are better at sport than girls.
學(xué)校往往會助長男孩比女孩體育強這一錯誤觀念的延續(xù).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Every moment of the fashion industry's misery is richly deserved by the designers and magazine poltroons who perpetuate this absurd creation.