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智析单词书

Incessant

分析词义

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“Incessant”是一个形容词。它的字面意思是“不停止的”。在实际使用中，它常用来描述声音、雨水、抱怨等持续不断且往往令人不快的事物。它强调的是一种没有间断、持续发生的频率或状态。

列举例句

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  1. “The incessant noise from the construction site made it impossible to sleep.” (建筑工地持续不断的噪音让人根本无法入睡。)
  2. “Her incessant complaints about the weather ruined the trip for everyone.” (她对天气没完没了的抱怨毁了大家的旅行。)
  3. “The region suffered from incessant rain for three whole weeks.” (该地区连续三周阴雨连绵。)

词根分析

Section titled “词根分析”

“Incessant”源自中世纪法语”incessant”，最终追溯到晚期拉丁语”incessans”。

  • 核心词根是”cess-”，来自拉丁语”cedere”，意为“停止”或“屈服”（如”cease”）。

词缀分析

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  • 前缀: “in-”，表示否定，意为“不”。
  • 后缀: “-ant”，形容词后缀，表示“……的”。

文化背景

Section titled “文化背景”

在日常生活中，“incessant”常用于抱怨。例如描述一个不停说话的人（incessant chatterer）或没完没了的问题（incessant questions）。它反映了人类对于过度持续、缺乏节奏感的事物的自然排斥感。

单词变形

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  • 固定搭配: “incessant rain” (连绵不断的雨), “incessant chatter” (喋喋不休)。
  • 派生词: “incessantly” (副词，不断地), “incessancy” (名词，连续不断)。

记忆辅助

Section titled “记忆辅助”

联想 “cease”（停止）。“In” (不) + “cease” (停止) + “ant” (形容词后缀) = 不停止的。想象一个不停跳动的闹钟，那种声音就是 incessant。

助记故事

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“Young Leo had an incessant curiosity. He asked his parents ‘Why?’ about everything from morning till night. Though his incessant questions were sometimes tiring, his parents were proud of his desire to learn about the world.” (年幼的利奥有着永无止境的好奇心。从早到晚，他对他看到的每件事都问父母“为什么”。虽然他没完没了的问题有时让人疲惫，但他的父母为他探索世界的渴望感到自豪。)