con·tin·u·o
noun/kənˈtɪnjuəʊ/
/kənˈtɪnjuəʊ/
[uncountable] (from Italian, music)- a musical part played with another instrument, in which a line of low notes is shown with figures to represent the higher notes to be played above them
数字低音；通奏低音 - a trio for two violins and continuo
两小提琴与通奏低音的三声中部
Word Originearly 18th cent.: Italian basso continuo ‘continuous bass’. - a trio for two violins and continuo