dis·con·tin·u·ous
adjective/ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəs/
/ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəs/
(formal)- not continuous; stopping and starting again
synonym intermittent不连续的;间断的;断续的 - Women typically have discontinuous patterns of employment.
妇女的就业模式通常是不连续的。
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘producing discontinuity’): from medieval Latin discontinuus, from dis- ‘not’ + continuus ‘uninterrupted’, from continere ‘hang together’. - Women typically have discontinuous patterns of employment.