skeptical adj. Relating to, characteristic of, or marked by skepticism. 懷疑的。 相關字:adv. skeptically. permanent adj. Lasting; durable; continuing in the same state. 持久的;經久的;恆久的。 n. Permanent wave. 燙髮。 慣用語: permanent committee 常設委員。 permanent magnet 永久磁石。 permanent set 【理】永久變定。 permanent tooth 【解】永久齒;恆齒。 permanent wave 燙髮。 permanent way 【英】軌道。 cf. Permanent is applied to that which is not temporary, not subject to change, and is supposed to continue until the end. Permanent 指非暫時的、不改變的、永久的: 例句: permanent institutions 永久的制度。 Durable is used entirely in a material sense to suggest the wearing or lasting qualities of things. Durable 僅用於物質之意義,指抵抗毀壞力之性質: 例句: durable ginghams 耐用之柳條棉布。 Enduring refers to the quality of wearing well or lasting long, and also that of suffering patiently. Enduring 指耐久或持久之性質,又指堅忍之能力: 例句: enduring patience 恒久的忍耐。 相關字:adv. permanently. 同義字:durable, enduring. mandatory adj. Containing, or pertaining to, an official command; expressing a command. 命令的;訓令的;指示的。 Carrying authority; obligatory. 命令士的;強制的。 (複數: mandatories) n. An attorney or agent who acts for another. 受委任的人(如律師或代理人)。 A nation or state chosen to govern or administer a colony, or certain territory. 有託管權的國家。 慣用語: mandatory administration 託管。 mandatory rule 託管。 mandatory power 有託管權的國家。