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发音：[pərˈpetʃueɪt]
例句：
- The word “perpetuate” means to make something continue for a long time, often indefinitely. It’s used when people or actions make sure that something, usually a problem, a tradition, or a belief, doesn’t go away or keeps going.
- For example, if someone tells lies and doesn’t admit the truth, they might perpetuate a false story. Or, if a community always celebrates a certain festival every year, they are perpetuating that tradition by keeping it alive and continuing to celebrate it. Essentially, “perpetuate” is about keeping something going or making it last, whether it’s a good thing or a bad thing.
- The sale has perpetuated a distressing cycle of whitewashing Holocaust profiteers, a pattern deeply condemned by David Schaecter, the president of Holocaust Survivors’ Foundation USA, who considers it appalling.
- Anything that contributes to preventing a rapid increase in rent-related costs, given their substantial weight in the closely monitored Consumer Price Index inflation measure, is likely to perpetuate the persistence of rapid inflation.
- In their pursuit of their narrow political or business interests, the petitioners in this case, which include state-level political officials and coal companies, are staunchly determined to obstruct climate action and perpetuate reliance on fossil fuels.
- During an all-hands meeting last month, CEO Evan Spiegel informed employees that the team would refrain from publicly releasing these diversity numbers as doing so could potentially perpetuate the perception that Silicon Valley companies lack diversity.
解释：
- Perpetuate这个单词做动词使用，其表示“to enable or allow the continuation of something into the future”这一含义，即“使永久化/使持久化/使持续/延续”，与continue/carry on/maintain/preserve这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- Tom Brady‘s unparalleled success in American football has not only perpetuated his status as one of the NFL’s greatest quarterbacks but has also solidified his place in sports history as a true icon of the game.（汤姆·布雷迪在美式橄榄球领域无与伦比的成功不仅延续了他作为 NFL 最伟大的四分卫之一的地位，而且还巩固了他在体育史上作为比赛真正偶像的地位。）
–Sports - The enduring popularity of Shakespeare’s plays, such as “Hamlet” and “Romeo and Juliet,” continues to perpetuate his legacy as one of the most influential playwrights in the history of English literature.（莎士比亚的戏剧，如《哈姆雷特》和《罗密欧与朱丽叶》，经久不衰，继续延续他作为英国文学史上最有影响力的剧作家之一的遗产。）
–Arts - The ongoing debates surrounding Facebook, led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, about user data privacy and the platform’s impact on society perpetuate discussions about ethical technology use in the digital age.（由首席执行官马克·扎克伯格领导的围绕Facebook的关于用户数据隐私以及该平台对社会影响的持续辩论使关于数字时代道德技术使用的讨论永久化。）
–Business - The pioneering research of Nobel laureate Marie Curie not only perpetuated our understanding of radioactivity but also laid the foundation for advancements in medical diagnostics and treatment.（诺贝尔奖获得者居里夫人的开创性研究不仅延续了我们对放射性的理解，而且为医学诊断和治疗的进步奠定了基础。）
–Science - Elon Musk’s visionary approach to space exploration through SpaceX has not only perpetuated a new era of commercial space travel but has also inspired competition and innovation in the aerospace industry.（埃隆·马斯克通过SpaceX进行太空探索的远见卓识不仅延续了商业太空旅行的新时代，而且还激发了航空航天业的竞争和创新。）
–Technology
