| 释义 |
con·tin·u·ance
\kənˈtinyəwən(t)s\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from continuant
1. : a holding on or remaining in a particular state or course of action : permanence especially of action, condition, habits, or abode : perseverance:
a. : prolongation, duration
< great plagues, and of long continuance — Deut 28:59 (Authorized Version) >
b. : a continuing or remaining in some place or condition : abiding, stay
< continuance in office >
2. : uninterrupted succession : continuation especially of a species
3. obsolete
a. : continuity
b. : durability, permanence
< you call in question the continuance of his love — Shakespeare >
4. : a continuation or sequel especially to a novel
5. : the adjournment of the court proceedings in a case to a future day; also : the entry of such adjournment and the grounds thereof on the record |