| 单词 | continuity |
| 释义 | continuity (once / 1496 pages) 1n 2n Continuity has to do with how things happen over time: if there aren't any bumps or breaks and everything goes on continuously, then there's continuity. Continuity has to do with consistency. If you have the same Spanish teacher for several semesters, that's great continuity. If you have five different teachers in one year, that's awful continuity. In TV and movies, continuity involves keeping the plot and characters consistent from one scene to the next. It drives fans crazy when a character is allergic to peanuts in one episode, and then eats a peanut butter sandwich in the next one. WORD FAMILYcontinuity: continuities+/continuous: continuity, continuously, continuousness, discontinuous, noncontinuous/continuum: continua, continuous/discontinuity: discontinuities/discontinuous: discontinuity, discontinuously USAGE EXAMPLESThere’s enough positive to believe the franchise would be wise to value continuity. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Mid-January is a bit late for a national title contender to develop rotational continuity, but that’s the fate that befalls Coach K’s team this season. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Coaching continuity over the years with his dad and others didn’t hurt, either. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n uninterrupted connection or union Ant|Hyper discontinuity lack of connection or continuity coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness the state of cohering or sticking together 2n the property of a continuous and connected period of time 2Syn|Hyper persistence durability, enduringness, lastingness, strength permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force n a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot Hyper book, playscript, script a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance |
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