constancy

英 [ˈkɒnstənsi]

美 [ˈkɑːnstənsi]

n.  稳定性; 持久不变; 始终如一; 忠诚; 忠实; 忠贞

复数：constancies　

TEM8

BNC.21966 / COCA.21376

牛津词典

noun

• 稳定性；持久不变；始终如一
  the quality of staying the same and not changing
• 忠诚；忠实；忠贞
  the quality of being faithful
  1. He admired her courage and constancy.
     他钦佩她的勇气和忠贞。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 持久不变;稳定
  Constancyis the quality of staying the same even though other things change.
  1. Climate reflects a basic struggle between constancy and change...
     气候反映出稳定与变化之间基本的较量。
  2. We live in a world without constancy.
     我们生活在一个瞬息万变的世界。
• N-UNCOUNT 忠实;忠诚;坚定不移
  Constancyis the quality of being faithful and loyal to a particular person or belief.
  1. ...those who have proved their constancy in love.
     那些已经证明了自己对爱情忠贞不渝的人

英英释义

noun

• the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation
  1. early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds
  Synonym:stability
• faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity)
• (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation
  Synonym:perceptual constancy

双语例句

• Lozenge-Honesty and constancy, also held to be a token of noble birth.
  菱形-诚实和坚定，这也是贵族被认可所必备的根基。
• We live in a world without constancy.
  我们生活在一个瞬息万变的世界。
• It was our first duty to give loyal support to General de Gaulle in his valiant constancy.
  戴高乐将军英勇不屈，百折不回。我们首要的任务就是要始终不渝地支持他。
• I might have known not to expect constancy from someone like you.
  我本可早些知道不该指望有像你这种人的忠诚。
• But if you love her, love her constancy.
  如果你爱她就要坚定不移地爱她。
• The constancy of the speed of light seems, at first thought, unremarkable.
  光速恒定，初看起来好像很平常。
• Sable or black-Constancy, sometimes grief.
  黑色－定、贞，有时也暗喻纹章主人的悲伤感情和气质。
• This depends on their constancy throughout many allied groups.
  这取决于它们在许多近缘类群中的稳定性。
• Her mind is all of a piece: there is a pre-established harmony between her constancy to the dead husband and her repugnance to the new suitor.
  她的思想始终如一：在她对已故丈夫的忠贞与对新求婚者的反感之间存在着一种预定的和谐。
• Redeemed only by the warmth and constancy of your friendship.
  但是被你的热情和对友谊的忠贞拯救了。