英文词源
- perpetuate (v.)
- 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.
中文词源
perpetuate：持续，坚持
per-,完全的，-pet,寻求，追寻，词源同compete,petition.引申词义持续，坚持。
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