Perpetuity means time that does not stop — all future time.

Perpetuity永久 means time that does not stop意思是不會停止的時間 — all future time也就是所有的未來時間

You almost always meet it in the little phrase in perpetuity: the land was given to the school in perpetuity, meaning for always, not for a few years and then back. Lawyers and people writing contracts love it, because it draws a hard line: this does not run out.

You almost always meet it in the little phrase in perpetuity你幾乎都會在 in perpetuity（永久地）這個小片語裡遇到它：the land was given to the school in perpetuity這塊地永久地贈與了這所學校 meaning for always意思是永遠 not for a few years and then back不是給個幾年之後就收回 Lawyers and people writing contracts love it律師和寫合約的人很愛用這個詞 because it draws a hard line因為它劃出一條清楚的界線：this does not run out這件事不會到期

In everyday talk, forever or for good is what most people say; perpetuity sounds like paperwork.

In everyday talk在日常對話裡 forever or for good大部分人會說 forever 或 for good is what most people say這兩種說法；perpetuity sounds like paperwork而 perpetuity 聽起來就像公文用語

Though actually, the law is not always as endless as the word hopes — there is a special legal fight about whether you may tie up property for all future time — but for a learner, the phrase in perpetuity is the one that matters.

Though actually不過其實 the law is not always as endless as the word hopes法律不一定像這個詞聽起來那樣真的無窮無盡 — there is a special legal fight about whether you may tie up property for all future time有一種專門的法律爭議在討論財產能不能永遠被綁住 — but for a learner但對學習者來說 the phrase in perpetuity is the one that matters重要的就是 in perpetuity 這個片語