continual
英 [kən'tɪnjʊəl]
美 [kən'tɪnjuəl]
助記提示
1. con- "together" + -tinu- + -al.
2. => keep together, uninterrupted.
3. That which is continual is that which is either always going on or recurs at short intervals and never comes to an end.
4. that which is continuous is that in which there is no break between the beginning and the end.
英文詞源
- continual (adj.)
- early 14c., continuell, from Old French continuel (12c.), from Latin continuus (see continue). That which is continual is that which is either always going on or recurs at short intervals and never comes to an end; that which is continuous is that in which there is no break between the beginning and the end. Related: Continually (c. 1300, contynuelliche).
雙語例句
- 1. The school has been in continual use since 1883.
- 自1883年以來，該校從未停辦過。
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- 2. They felt continual pressure to perform well.
- 他們不斷感受到壓力，促使他們好好表演。
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- 3. She finds the continual confrontation very wearing.
- 她發現持續的對峙讓人精疲力竭。
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- 4. She suffered continual police harassment.
- 她不斷受到警方的騷擾。
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- 5. The old lady's reminiscences were a continual delight to Constance.
- 這位老太太對往事的回憶為康斯坦絲帶來了無窮的快樂.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》