Permanence is the fact of lasting — of going on for a long time, or for always, rather than being temporary. If something has permanence, people expect it to stay.

Permanence is the fact of lasting指的是持續存在這件事 — of going on for a long time, or for always也就是長久持續下去、甚至是永遠 rather than being temporary而不是暫時的。If something has permanence如果某樣東西具有permanence people expect it to stay大家就會預期它會一直存在。

It is a slightly formal, abstract noun: you hear it about jobs, homes, buildings, laws, and feelings. A short contract has little permanence; a stone wall can give a place a feeling of permanence.

It is a slightly formal, abstract noun它是一個稍微正式的抽象名詞 you hear it about jobs, homes, buildings, laws, and feelings常用在工作、家、建築、法律和感情上 A short contract has little permanence一份短期合約沒什麼permanence可言 a stone wall can give a place a feeling of permanence而一道石牆可以給一個地方一種恆久的感覺。

Writers like the word because people often want this and cannot quite have it. In ordinary talk, the adjective permanent is much more common (“a permanent job”).

Writers like the word因為作家喜歡用這個字 because people often want this and cannot quite have it是因為人常常想要這種恆久，卻又得不到 In ordinary talk在日常對話裡 the adjective permanent is much more common形容詞permanent常見多了 ("a permanent job")（像「a permanent job」）。

Permanence names the lasting-ness itself. It does not mean the thing can never change — only that it is built, or meant, to last.

Permanence names the lasting-ness itself指的就是「持續」這件事本身。It does not mean the thing can never change並不代表這東西永遠不會變 only that it is built, or meant, to last只是說它被造出來、或本來就是要能夠持久的。