| 释义 |
continuance/kənˈtinjʊəns/n. 1 a state of continuing in existence or operation 继续(存在)，延续；持续(运转) 2 the duration of an event or action (事件或行为的)持续时间 3 US Law a postponement or an adjournment [美]【法律】(诉讼)延期审理 [Middle English from Old French (as CONTINUE)]■ Usage 用法说明 Note the difference between continuance and continuation. Continuance relates mainly to the intransitive senses of continue ‘to be still in existence’, while continuation relates to its transitive senses ‘to keep up, resume’, e.g. the Prime Minister's continuance in office; our continuation of the project. 注意 continuance 和 continuation 之间含义上的区别。 continuance 主要与动词 continue 的不及物意义相关，即“仍然存在”，如 the Prime Minister's continuance in office (首相的连任)；而 continuation 则与其及物意义相关，即“坚持做，(停顿后)再继续”，如 our continuation of the project (我们继续进行该工程的施工)。 |