1520s, a back-formation from perpetuation or else from Latin perpetuatus, past participle of perpetuare "to make perpetual," from perpetuus (see perpetual). Related: Perpetuated; Perpetuating.
实用例句
1. Jokes perpetuate various national stereotypes.
笑话固化了对各民族的公式化看法.来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Schools tend to perpetuate the myth that boys are better at sport than girls.
学校往往会助长男孩比女孩体育强这一错误观念的延续.来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Every moment of the fashion industry's misery is richly deserved by the designers and magazine poltroons who perpetuate this absurd creation.