1. 1不停地、持續不斷地(書面語;口語多說 non-stop)。

    The adverb of unceasing: doing something without ever stopping, over a long period. It attaches to verbs — the machines ran unceasingly, he worked unceasingly for the cause, the wind blew unceasingly all night.

    the adverb of unceasing是unceasing的副詞:doing something without ever stopping指做一件事一直不停,over a long period持續很長一段時間。it attaches to verbs它會搭配動詞——the machines ran unceasingly像『機器不停運轉』、he worked unceasingly for the cause『他為了這個理念不停工作』、the wind blew unceasingly all night『風整晚不停地吹』。

    As with the adjective, this is formal, written English. In speech you would hear non-stop or all the time or without a break.

    as with the adjective跟形容詞一樣,this is formal, written English這是正式的書面英文。in speech口語裡 you would hear你會聽到 non-stopnon-stop、all the timeall the time,or without a break或without a break。

    Two useful observations about how it is really used. First, it prefers verbs of continuing activity — work, rain, blow, run, talk, complain, pray — rather than one-moment verbs. "He unceasingly opened the door" is wrong-sounding; opening a door is not the kind of thing that flows.

    two useful observations有兩個值得注意的地方 about how it is really used關於這個字實際怎麼用。first第一,it prefers verbs of continuing activity它偏好持續性的動詞——work, rain, blow, run, talk, complain, pray像work、rain、blow、run、talk、complain、pray——rather than one-moment verbs而不是一瞬間的動詞。"He unceasingly opened the door"『He unceasingly opened the door』 is wrong-sounding聽起來就怪怪的;opening a door開門 is not the kind of thing that flows不是那種會持續流動的動作。

    Second, position matters: it usually comes after the verb (she talked unceasingly), sometimes before it in more literary writing (he unceasingly reminded us). Putting it between a verb and its object sounds .

    second第二,position matters位置也有關係:it usually comes after the verb它通常放在動詞後面(she talked unceasinglyshe talked unceasingly),sometimes before it in more literary writing在比較文學性的寫作裡有時放在動詞前面(he unceasingly reminded ushe unceasingly reminded us)。putting it between a verb and its object把它放在動詞和受詞中間 sounds clumsy會顯得笨拙。

    As with unceasing, the tone follows what it describes. Unceasingly kind is warm praise; unceasingly complaining is a quiet criticism.

    as with unceasing跟unceasing一樣,the tone follows what it describes語氣會隨著它形容的內容而變。unceasingly kind『unceasingly kind』(一直很親切) is warm praise是溫暖的稱讚;unceasingly complaining『unceasingly complaining』(不停抱怨) is a quiet criticism則是含蓄的批評。

    The word lends weight either way, so choose it when the length of time is the point you want to make.

    either way不管哪種情況,the word這個字 lends weight都會讓語氣加重,so choose it所以就可以選用它 when the length of time持續的時間長度 is the point you want to make是你想強調的重點時。

core核心畫面

組成unceasing + -ly, the ending that makes an adverb out of an adjective. Unpacked further: un- (not) + cease (stop) + -ing + -ly.

同家族的字

  • unceasingthe adjective this adverb comes from
  • ceasethe verb at the root: to stop

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,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。

unceasinglyadv

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    Without ceasing (stopping); continuously.

    • Since that date the work on the new station has gone ahead unceasingly.
    • All concerned, more particularly those in charge of the depots, worked unceasingly for long hours.

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