学个词 perennial

【 学个词 perennial 】  perennial - adj.:  lasting a very long time, or happening repeatedly or all the time 长期存在的；常年的；不断发生的；反复的,持久的

Synonyms

　　abiding,ageless,continuing,dateless,enduring,eternal,everlasting,immortal,imperishable,lasting,ongoing,perpetual,timeless,undying

Example Sentences

　　1 The film "White Christmas" is a perennial favourite.

　　2 We face the perennial problem of not having enough money.

　　3 The problem … is inherent and perennial in any democracy, but it has been more severe in ours during the past quarter-century because of the near universal denigration of government, politics and politicians. —Michael Kinsley, Time, 29 Oct. 2001

　　4 The issue between science and art is of perennial interest to me, since I started off in science in college, in medicine, was headed for psychiatry, and ended up writing novels … —Walker Percy, "The State Of The Novel," 1977, in Signposts in a Strange Land,  1991

　　5  Flooding is a perennial problem for people living by the river.

perennial - noun [ C ] 

         a plant that lives for several years 多年生植物

　　Roses and geraniums are perennials, flowering year after year.