替代寫法

• (棄用)

詞源

借自拉丁語 ，來自 (“古舊的，老年的”) +‎ 。

發音

• (英國) 國際音標^(幫助)：/lɒŋˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/, /lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/

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• (美國，加拿大) 國際音標^(幫助)：/lɑŋˈd͡ʒɛv.ə.ti/, [lɑŋˈd͡ʒɛv.ə.ɾi]
• (澳大利亞) 國際音標^(幫助)：/lɔŋˈd͡ʒev.ə.ti/, [lɔŋˈd͡ʒev.ə.ɾi]

名詞

(可數 和 不可數，複數)

1. 長壽

   Grandpa had incredible longevity: he lived to be 105 years old!

   爺爺很長壽：他活到105歲！

   • 2020 7月 1, David Allen, “Signalling from Leeds along the S&C”, 出自 Rail，頁號 74:

     This 142-year-old tiny ex-LNWR SB [signal box, at Batley] is an amazing survivor, probably owing its longevity to its location alongside a level crossing. Indeed it started life as a gate box with the delightful name of Lady Ann's Crossing.

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2. 持久，長期
   • 2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, 出自 World Englishes, 卷 37，頁號 255:

     A ‘postdating’ is an example of the use of a lexical item at a later date than currently recorded and these are important in establishing the longevity of use of a term and whether or not it has become obsolete.

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來源

• “longevity”, Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.