Perma-youth (also seen as permayouth) is appearance of youthfulness maintained over time by using cosmetic surgery; or a person who maintains such an appearance.
Perma-youth指的是由整容手術(shù)來維持的青春永駐的外表或面貌,也可以指青春永駐的人。這個詞由 permanent 和 youth 拼成,也作 permayouth。
People are suffering psychological damage because of society’s obsession with “permayouth”. The hopeless battle to stay young is driving increasing numbers of men and women into cosmetic surgery clinics in a vain bid to maintain their looks.
由于社會對“青春永駐”的癡迷,人們因此而遭受到了心理傷害。為永葆青春而進行的無望抗爭使得越來越多的男男女女走進美容診所,而這種保持容顏的努力往往是徒勞而無功。