continual
continual,continued和continuous不同,下面几点该注意:
(1)continual只指时间,continued和continuous指时间和空间都可以。
(2)continual是“频繁的”,continuous是“不断的”。如There was continual rain for an hour,并不是说“持续下雨一小时”,也许是每隔一分钟下雨一分钟,一共下了三十分钟,There was continuous(或continued)rain for an hour是“持续下雨一小时”。可以说The continual noise gave me a continuous headache。
(3)continued比continous着重“被使持续不断的”的意思。例如:this year's continued development(今年的持续发展)。