
英:/'rɪˈlentləs/ 美:/'rɪˈlentləs/
持续强烈的
比较级:more relentless 最高级:most relentless
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adj. 无情的;残酷的;不间断的
The relentless years carved wrinkles on my mother's face.
无情的岁月在母亲的脸上刻画出一条条皱纹。
Success comes from relentless efforts.
成功源于不懈的努力。
Wisdom does not come from academic qualifications, but from a lifelong relentless pursuit of knowledge.
智慧并不产生于学历,而是来自对于知识的终生不懈的追求。
For a tigress, to feed and protect as many as four young is a relentless challenge.
对于母虎来说 养育并保护多达四只幼崽 是一个苛刻的挑战
She is being honored primarily for her relentless pursuit of the truth.
她主要是因为对真理的不懈追求而被授予荣誉。
They believed that life was merely a relentless struggle against outside obstacles.
他们认为生活仅仅是与外部障碍的不懈斗争。
Mike's relentless pursuit of fame and wealth eventually became his Frankenstein.
Mike对名利的不懈追求最终还是害了他。
His quest for perfection is relentless.
他对完美的追求是不懈的。
The song is a fiery mix of twanging guitar with relentless drumming.
这首歌结合了吉他的拨弦声和不间断的击鼓声。
Relentless in his pursuit of quality, his technical ability was remarkable.
由于对质量的坚持不懈的追求,他的技术能力非同凡响。
The pressure now was relentless.
压力现在毫无减弱之意。
The sun was relentless.
太阳还是那么热。
adj.|cruel/iron/ongoing/ruthless;无情的;残酷的;不间断的
"relentless" 是形容词,指以持续不断、毫不松懈的方式推进的状态,通常带有难以被阻止或改变的强烈特质。该词源自古法语"relentir"(意为减弱),但在现代英语中演变为相反含义,强调坚定不移的持续性。根据《牛津英语词典》,其核心定义包含两种层面:
语言学研究表明,该词在19世纪使用频率激增400%,与工业革命时期的社会变革密切相关(《英语历史语料库》)。现代媒体常用其双重性制造张力,如《纽约时报》在气候报道中同时使用"relentless heatwaves"(持续热浪)和"relentless climate action"(不懈气候行动)形成对比修辞。
"Relentless" 是一个形容词,用于描述持续不断、不松懈或不肯妥协的状态。其核心含义包含两个层面:
1. 中性/积极含义
指坚定不移、不知疲倦的持续性,常用于形容努力、追求或自然现象:
2. 消极含义
带有压迫感或残酷性,形容难以承受的持续性:
词源解析
源自拉丁语 re-(回) + lentus(柔软),原指"软化态度",后加否定后缀 -less 形成反义,引申为"不退缩的"。
常见搭配
该词在正式写作和口语中均适用,具体褒贬需通过语境判断。近义词如 persistent(中性)、unrelenting(更强烈),反义词如 intermittent(间歇的)、yielding(让步的)。
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