perpetuate

存続させる、固定化する

考えや問題、行動を繰り返したり支持したりして、続くようにすること。

やさしい英語で： To make a belief, problem, or behaviour continue by repeating or supporting it.

• Such jokes perpetuate harmful stereotypes.
• The policy perpetuated inequality between rich and poor.
• Repeating that claim only perpetuates the myth.

類義語： reinforce, sustain, maintain

反対語： end

よく使う表現： perpetuate a myth, perpetuate a stereotype, perpetuate a cycle

永続させる、後世に残す

あるものが非常に長い間存在し続けるようにすること。

やさしい英語で： To make something continue to exist for a very long time.

• The festival helps perpetuate local traditions.
• They built a monument to perpetuate her memory.
• These stories perpetuate the family’s history across generations.

類義語： preserve, maintain, continue

反対語： end

よく使う表現： perpetuate a tradition, perpetuate someone’s memory, perpetuate a custom

証言を保全する

後の裁判で使えるよう、証人の話を正式に記録すること。

やさしい英語で： To officially record what a witness says so it can be used in a later court case.

• The lawyer applied to perpetuate testimony.
• They perpetuated the witness’s testimony before she left the country.
• The court allowed them to perpetuate evidence from the elderly witness.

類義語： preserve, record

よく使う表現： perpetuate testimony, perpetuate someone’s testimony

永続する、永久の

永遠に、または終わりが分からないほど長く続く様子。

やさしい英語で： Continuing for ever or for a time with no known end.

• The poet dreamed of perpetuate fame.
• They hoped to leave a perpetuate memory.
• His ambition was glory, lasting and perpetuate.

類義語： perpetual, everlasting

反対語： temporary

よく使う表現： perpetuate fame, perpetuate memory