continual
英 [k?n't?nj??l]
美[k?n't?nju?l]
- adj. 持續(xù)不斷的；頻繁的
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詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?continually;
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.
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(yǔ)例句
- 1. The school has been in continual use since 1883.
- 自1883年以來(lái)，該校從未停辦過(guò)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 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。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. She finds the continual confrontation very wearing.
- 她發(fā)現(xiàn)持續(xù)的對(duì)峙讓人精疲力竭。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. She suffered continual police harassment.
- 她不斷受到警方的騷擾。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. The old lady's reminiscences were a continual delight to Constance.
- 這位老太太對(duì)往事的回憶為康斯坦絲帶來(lái)了無(wú)窮的快樂(lè).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》