forever chemicals

/fərˈevər ˈkemɪkəlz/· noun

环境/气候/能源B2

forever chemicals
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Chinese meaning

永yǒng久jiǔ化huà学xué物wù质zhì(PFAS类lèi持chí久jiǔ性xìng化huà学xué品pǐn)

无wú法fǎ自zì然rán分fēn解jiě的de持chí久jiǔ化huà学xué物wù

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军jūn事shì基jī地dì/机jī场chǎng消xiāo防fáng泡pào沫mò中zhōng致zhì癌ái的dePFAS化huà学xué品pǐn

Example

For decades, US service members and airport communities were exposed to cancer-causing "forever chemicals" – and the battle for cleanup is just beginning.

几jǐ十shí年nián来lái,美měi国guó军jūn人rén和hé机jī场chǎng周zhōu边biān社shè区qū一yì直zhí暴bào露lù在zài致zhì癌ái的de「永yǒng久jiǔ化huà学xué物wù质zhì」中zhōng——而ér清qīng理lǐ这zhè场chǎng污wū染rǎn的de斗dòu争zhēng才cái刚gāng刚gāng开kāi始shǐ。

Source: Earth.org · 4 Aug 2026

Background ✎

美měi军jūn基jī地dì和hé机jī场chǎng长cháng期qī使shǐ用yòng含hánPFAS的de消xiāo防fáng泡pào沫mò,导dǎo致zhì周zhōu边biān社shè区qū暴bào露lù致zhì癌ái物wù,如rú今jīn各gè方fāng才cái开kāi始shǐ着zhuó手shǒu清qīng理lǐ与yǔ追zhuī责zé。

Roots · etymology

因化学键极稳定、几乎永不降解而得名

  • forever(永远)+ chemicals(化学品),复合词直译

Collocations

  • exposure to forever chemicals / forever chemicals contamination / forever chemicals cleanup

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