Continual 和 continuous 都有“持续的”意思,因此常常被混着使用,而且搞混的时候经常让人抓狂,因为它们像一对双胞胎一样;虽然他们的差异逐渐消失,而且经常被交替使用,但在差异消失之前,它们还是有差别的。 一、continuous Continuous [kənˈtɪnjuəs],它的英文解释是:happening or existing for a period of time without interruption 由此可见,Continuous 所表示的持续在时间或空间上是没有中断的,只作前置定语,相当于 nonstop 或 unceasing,意为“持续的,连续的”等,例如: The tape ran in a continuous loop, repeating the same songs over and over. 磁带连续循环播放,一遍又一遍地重复着同样的歌曲。 After a couple of days of continuous use, the costumes began to pong 连续使用了几天后,服装开始流行起来。 The batteries provide enough power for up to five hours of continuous use. 电池提供的电量足以连续使用五小时。 二、continual Continual [kənˈtɪnjuəl],它的英文解释是:repeated many times in a way that is annoying 由此可见,continual 是多个 come 和 go 的过程,就像慢性病一样,时而犯病,时而没有,因此有的时候很恼人,相当于 recurring 或 repeated,意为“重复的,频繁的”等,例如: He was in a continual process of rewriting his material. 他一直在不断地改写他的材料。 His continual demands for sympathy became quite a strain on his friends. 他不断要求同情,这使他的朋友们感到很紧张。 Her daughter was a continual source of delight to her. 她的女儿是她无限快乐的源泉。 三、与 successive 的区别 Successive [səkˈsesɪv],它的英文解释是:following immediately one after the other 由此可见,successive 指事物一个接一个地发生或到来的,期间没有间断,只作定语,例如: |
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