資料來源 : pyDict
永久的,永恆的,持久的厚實斜紋織物
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Last \Last\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lasted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Lasting}.] [OE. lasten, As. l[ae]stan to perform, execute,
follow, last, continue, fr. l[=a]st, l?st, trace, footstep,
course; akin to G. leisten to perform, Goth. laistjan to
follow. See {Last} mold of the foot.]
1. To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.
[I] proffered me to be slave in all that she me
would ordain while my life lasted. --Testament of
Love.
2. To endure use, or continue in existence, without
impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than
that; the fuel will last through the winter.
Lasting \Last"ing\, a.
Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting
good or evil; a lasting color.
Syn: Durable; permanent; undecaying; perpetual; unending.
Usage: {Lasting}, {Permanent}, {Durable}. Lasting commonly
means merely continuing in existence; permanent
carries the idea of continuing in the same state,
position, or course; durable means lasting in spite of
agencies which tend to destroy.
Lasting \Last"ing\, n.
1. Continuance; endurance. --Locke.
2. A species of very durable woolen stuff, used for women's
shoes; everlasting.
3. The act or process of shaping on a last.
Lasting \Last"ing\, adv.
In a lasting manner.
資料來源 : WordNet®
lasting
adj 1: continuing or enduring without marked change in status or
condition or place; "permanent secretary to the
president"; "permanent address"; "literature of
permanent value" [syn: {permanent}] [ant: {impermanent}]
2: existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a
long-lasting friendship" [syn: {durable}, {long-lasting},
{long-lived}]
3: retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past
maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes" [syn: {persistent}]
[ant: {caducous}]
4: lasting a long time without change; "a lasting relationship"
5: lasting for an indefinitely long period of time [syn: {everlasting},
{eternal}, {eonian}, {aeonian}]