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词汇 longevity
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Definition of longevity in English:

longevity

noun lɒnˈdʒɛvɪti
mass noun
  • 1Long life.

    长寿,长命

    the greater longevity of women compared with men

    女性比男性寿命更长。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In a marketing sense this extra longevity means the rules have changed.
    • However, as in nectar production, the costs of flower longevity may also be high.
    • Nevertheless, I found a little article about a new German beer that is being touted to offer longevity!
    • The researchers suspect that the same genes could confer greater longevity and are measuring the animals' survival rate.
    • The amount of money a country spends on health care does positively correlate with increased longevity.
    • Could their longevity be due in part to an extraordinary resistance to cancer and other diseases?
    • A similar trade-off exists between the photosynthesis rate per unit leaf area and leaf longevity.
    • Pollinator activity can affect flower longevity in different ways.
    • How does longevity in the United States compare with that of other countries?
    • Scientists attribute this remarkable longevity to the shark's superior physiological developments.
    • Why do we furiously invent new technologies to give us the illusion of stability and longevity?
    • Bacon's interest in comparative longevity also reveals the extent to which youth itself can be tied to substance.
    • Water also charges up joints and promotes longevity by boosting your overall health.
    • Ada has a clear idea of how she has attained such longevity.
    • The mean phenotypic plasticity for the seven variables decreased significantly with increasing leaf longevity.
    • Environmental conditions such as temperature, light intensity and relative humidity influence pollen longevity.
    • Increased longevity is one of the modern world's greatest achievements.
    • Pollen longevity may differ depending on whether male and female receptivity is simultaneous or not.
    • Caloric reduction has been under scrutiny for some time as a means to better health and extended longevity.
    • She's seen many changes to society in her life, and thinks her longevity is due to her faith in God.
    Synonyms
    continuance, continuity, continuation, lasting power, durability, permanence
    1. 1.1 Long existence or service.
      长期存在;长期供职
      her longevity in office now appeared as a handicap to the party

      现在看来,她为时过长的任职成了该党的一个不利因素。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Girls Aloud, however, are demonstrating a longevity almost unheard of in their genre.
      • Now he has a chance to prove that he deserves his career longevity.
      • The reason for the longevity of some players is in part due to their ability to adapt quickly to the changing business environment.
      • Most manufactured pop artists have the sort of career longevity that would cause a mayfly to snigger.
      • Winning at work no longer means job security but career longevity.
      • Despite the longevity of his time at the school, Mr Collings said that the school still feels new to him.
      • His longevity of service to the bank will serve him well in his new role.
      • He did not have the longevity of career that many boxing writers view necessary.
      • He, too, has longevity on his side.

Origin

Early 17th century: from late Latin longaevitas, from Latin longus 'long' + aevum 'age'.

Rhymes

brevity, levity

Definition of longevity in US English:

longevity

noun
  • 1Long life.

    长寿,长命

    the greater longevity of women compared with men

    女性比男性寿命更长。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She's seen many changes to society in her life, and thinks her longevity is due to her faith in God.
    • Caloric reduction has been under scrutiny for some time as a means to better health and extended longevity.
    • Water also charges up joints and promotes longevity by boosting your overall health.
    • However, as in nectar production, the costs of flower longevity may also be high.
    • A similar trade-off exists between the photosynthesis rate per unit leaf area and leaf longevity.
    • How does longevity in the United States compare with that of other countries?
    • Increased longevity is one of the modern world's greatest achievements.
    • Pollinator activity can affect flower longevity in different ways.
    • The mean phenotypic plasticity for the seven variables decreased significantly with increasing leaf longevity.
    • Nevertheless, I found a little article about a new German beer that is being touted to offer longevity!
    • Bacon's interest in comparative longevity also reveals the extent to which youth itself can be tied to substance.
    • Could their longevity be due in part to an extraordinary resistance to cancer and other diseases?
    • Ada has a clear idea of how she has attained such longevity.
    • Pollen longevity may differ depending on whether male and female receptivity is simultaneous or not.
    • The researchers suspect that the same genes could confer greater longevity and are measuring the animals' survival rate.
    • Why do we furiously invent new technologies to give us the illusion of stability and longevity?
    • In a marketing sense this extra longevity means the rules have changed.
    • Scientists attribute this remarkable longevity to the shark's superior physiological developments.
    • Environmental conditions such as temperature, light intensity and relative humidity influence pollen longevity.
    • The amount of money a country spends on health care does positively correlate with increased longevity.
    Synonyms
    continuance, continuity, continuation, lasting power, durability, permanence
    1. 1.1 Long existence or service.
      长期存在;长期供职
      her longevity in office now appeared as a handicap to the party

      现在看来,她为时过长的任职成了该党的一个不利因素。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Girls Aloud, however, are demonstrating a longevity almost unheard of in their genre.
      • Now he has a chance to prove that he deserves his career longevity.
      • He, too, has longevity on his side.
      • Despite the longevity of his time at the school, Mr Collings said that the school still feels new to him.
      • The reason for the longevity of some players is in part due to their ability to adapt quickly to the changing business environment.
      • His longevity of service to the bank will serve him well in his new role.
      • He did not have the longevity of career that many boxing writers view necessary.
      • Winning at work no longer means job security but career longevity.
      • Most manufactured pop artists have the sort of career longevity that would cause a mayfly to snigger.

Origin

Early 17th century: from late Latin longaevitas, from Latin longus ‘long’ + aevum ‘age’.

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