constancy

英 [ˈkɒnstənsi]

美 [ˈkɑːnstənsi]

n.  稳定性; 持久不变; 始终如一; 忠诚; 忠实; 忠贞

复数：constancies　

TEM8

BNC.21966 / COCA.21376

牛津词典

noun

• 稳定性；持久不变；始终如一
  the quality of staying the same and not changing
• 忠诚；忠实；忠贞
  the quality of being faithful
  1. He admired her courage and constancy.
     他钦佩她的勇气和忠贞。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 持久不变;稳定
  Constancyis the quality of staying the same even though other things change.
  1. Climate reflects a basic struggle between constancy and change...
     气候反映出稳定与变化之间基本的较量。
  2. We live in a world without constancy.
     我们生活在一个瞬息万变的世界。
• N-UNCOUNT 忠实;忠诚;坚定不移
  Constancyis the quality of being faithful and loyal to a particular person or belief.
  1. ...those who have proved their constancy in love.
     那些已经证明了自己对爱情忠贞不渝的人

英英释义

noun

• the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation
  1. early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds
  Synonym:stability
• faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity)
• (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation
  Synonym:perceptual constancy

双语例句

• Being settled is a state of mind, it is the constancy of purpose in the changeable world.
  “定”是一种境界，是居于多变之中的不动摇。
• While we do like change, we also need a sense of constancy.
  虽然我们的确喜欢变化，但我们也需要一种恒常不变的感受。
• Not constancy, but change ruled his life, hence also his music.
  没有恒长，只有变化主导其生命，亦主导其音乐。
• Sable or black-Constancy, sometimes grief.
  黑色－定、贞，有时也暗喻纹章主人的悲伤感情和气质。
• I learned so much from the new President of the United States& hope, might, reanimation, freedom, ease, constancy and masculinity.
  我从奥巴马身上看到了，也学到了信心、力量、激情、洒脱、坚韧和男子气概。
• We live in a world without constancy.
  我们生活在一个瞬息万变的世界。
• It was our first duty to give loyal support to General de Gaulle in his valiant constancy.
  戴高乐将军英勇不屈，百折不回。我们首要的任务就是要始终不渝地支持他。
• The constancy of the speed of light seems, at first thought, unremarkable.
  光速恒定，初看起来好像很平常。
• John, I am a ridiculous man. Redeemed only by the warmth and constancy of your friendship.
  约翰，我是个荒谬的人，却被你的热情和对友谊的忠贞拯救了。
• The Crucial Experiment for Checking Einstein's Postulate of the Constancy of the Speed of Light
  爱因斯坦光速不变假设的判决性实验检验