eternity

名词 eternity:

1. time without end
   同义词：infinity
2. a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
   同义词：timelessness, timeless existence
3. a seemingly endless time interval (waiting)

1. The dull play seemed to last an eternity.
   这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
2. He gave her an eternity ring when their son was born.
   他们的儿子出世後他送给她一枚表示永恒的戒指。
3. It seemed an eternity before news of his safety reached her.
   他平安的消息到达她那里之前，那段时间似乎是无限漫长的。

e.ter.ni.ty

n.（名词）
【复数】 e.ter.ni.ties
Time without beginning or end; infinite time.
永恒：无开端或结尾的时间；无限的时间
The state or quality of being eternal.
不朽：永恒的状态或性质

The timeless state following death.
永生
The afterlife; immortality.
来世；永存
A very long or seemingly endless time:
漫长的时间：一段漫长或似乎无终止的时间：
例句：
waited in the dentist`s office for an eternity.
在牙医的办公室里无休止的等待

来源：
Middle English eternite
中古英语 eternite
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin aeternit3s
源自 拉丁语 aeternit3s
from aeternus [eternal] * see eternal
源自 aeternus [永恒，永远，永存] *参见 eternal