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    Undying means something that never comes to an end — it will not die, no matter how much time passes. It goes before a noun: 'undying love', 'undying loyalty', 'undying gratitude', 'undying fame', 'my undying thanks'.

    Undying Undying意思是 means something that never comes to an end某個東西永遠不會結束——it will not die它不會消逝,no matter how much time passes不管過了多久時間。It goes before a noun它放在名詞前面:'undying love'(永恆的愛), 'undying loyalty'(永恆的忠誠), 'undying gratitude'(永遠的感激), 'undying fame'(不朽的名聲), 'my undying thanks'(我永遠的感謝)。

    What is worth noticing is which nouns it chooses. Almost always they are feelings and reputations: love, devotion, loyalty, gratitude, hatred, admiration, fame, glory. You do not say 'undying furniture' or 'undying rain'.

    What is worth noticing值得注意的是 is which nouns it chooses它會搭配哪些名詞。Almost always幾乎都是 they are feelings and reputations情感和名聲一類的詞:love, devotion, loyalty, gratitude, hatred, admiration, fame, glory愛、奉獻、忠誠、感激、憎恨、欽佩、名聲、榮耀。You do not say你不會說 'undying furniture' or 'undying rain'『undying furniture』(不朽的家具)或『undying rain』(不朽的雨)。

    The reason is in the picture: to say a feeling will never die is to treat it as something alive, something with a heart in it. That is a promise, not a measurement. So the word is emotional and a little grand.

    The reason is in the picture原因就在這個畫面裡:to say a feeling will never die說一種情感永遠不會消逝,is to treat it as something alive等於把它當成活的東西,something with a heart in it裡面彷彿有一顆心臟。That is a promise, not a measurement這是一種承諾,不是一種度量。So所以 the word is emotional and a little grand這個字帶著感情,也有點誇張隆重。

    It belongs to poetry, songs, films, wedding speeches, and old novels — 'I swear my undying love' is the sort of line a character says on one knee.

    It belongs to這個字屬於 poetry, songs, films, wedding speeches, and old novels詩、歌曲、電影、婚禮致詞和老小說——'I swear my undying love'(我發誓我永恆的愛) is the sort of line a character says on one knee是角色單膝下跪時會說的那種台詞。

    This has an important side effect for students: in everyday modern speech, using it seriously can sound over-the-top, and English speakers now often use it jokingly. 'You brought me coffee? You have my undying gratitude.' The joke works precisely because the word is so enormous next to a cup of coffee. Both uses are alive, and which one you are hearing depends entirely on tone and situation.

    This has an important side effect for students這對學生來說有個重要的附帶結果:in everyday modern speech在現代日常口語裡,using it seriously can sound over-the-top認真使用它會顯得誇張過頭,and English speakers now often use it jokingly現在英語使用者常常開玩笑地用它。'You brought me coffee? You have my undying gratitude.'(你幫我帶咖啡?我永遠感激你。) The joke works precisely because這個笑點之所以成立,正是因為 the word is so enormous next to a cup of coffee這個字放在一杯咖啡旁邊顯得太誇張了。Both uses are alive這兩種用法都還活著,and which one you are hearing depends entirely on tone and situation你聽到的是哪一種,完全要看語氣和場合。

    Though actually, notice the shape of the word: it is built from 'dying', the -ing form, but 'undying' is not a verb and has no verb behind it. There is no 'to undie'. It is simply an adjective built out of that piece, meaning 'not dying, ever'.

    Though actually不過話說回來,notice the shape of the word注意這個字的構造:it is built from 'dying'它是從『dying』來的,the -ing form也就是 -ing 的形式,but 'undying' is not a verb and has no verb behind it但『undying』不是動詞,背後也沒有一個對應的動詞。There is no沒有 'to undie'這個說法。It is simply an adjective built out of that piece它只是用那個部件造出來的一個形容詞,meaning 'not dying, ever'意思是『永不消逝』。

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組成un- (not) + dying (from die). So: not dying — and by extension, never able to die, lasting forever.

同家族的字

  • diethe verb at the centre of it
  • dyingthe -ing form that un- attaches to
  • deathlessa close relative in meaning built from death — also used of fame and love

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

undyingadj/ʌnˈdaɪ.ɪŋ/

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    permanent; never-ending; infinite

    • My abandoned heart Just doesn't understand My undying love for you Won't let me wait

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。