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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
permanent
per·man·ent adjective, noun BrE [ˈpɜːmənənt] NAmE [ˈpɜːrmənənt] adjective lasting for a long time or for all time in the future; existing all the time •a permanent job •permanent staff • They are now living together on a permanent basis. • The accident has not done any permanent damage. •a permanent fixture (= a person or an object that is always in a particular place) •The gallery hosts various exhibitions and a permanent collection. Opp: ↑impermanent, Opp: ↑temporary Word Origin: late Middle English: from Latin permanent- ‘remaining to the end’ (perhaps via Old French), from per- ‘through’ + manere ‘remain’. Thesaurus: permanent adj. •No permanent damage was done. lasting • |written enduring • • eternal • • immortal • Opp: temporary permanent/lasting/enduring/eternal value a/an permanent/lasting/enduring relationship/solution/legacy Example Bank: •We decided to make the arrangement permanent. •He decided to make London his permanent home. •He is aiming to become a permanent fixture in the team. •He was Vietnam's permanent representative at the UN. •Holiday camps employ only a very small number of permanent staff. •I'm not planning to move in here on a permanent basis. •No permanent damage was done. •She was unable to find a permanent job. •The aim is a permanent reduction in inflation. •The house is in a permanent state of chaos. •The paintings are on permanent loan to the museum. •The sheds were replaced with a permanent brick building. •There is no guarantee of permanent employment after training. Derived Word: ↑permanently noun (old-fashioned, NAmE) = ↑perm Word Origin: [permanent permanently] late Middle English: from Latin permanent- ‘remaining to the end’ (perhaps via Old French), from per- ‘through’ + manere ‘remain’.
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