| 释义 |
con·tin·u·a·tion
\kənˈtinyəˈwāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English continuacioun, from Middle French continuation, from Latin continuation-, continuatio, from continuatus + -ion-, -io ion
1. : continuance in a state, existence, or activity : uninterrupted extension or succession : prolongation
< continuation of the war into next year >
: the causing of something to continue
< payments made in continuation of his obligated support >
2. : the action of carrying on or resuming after an interruption or break
< continuation of the meeting was delayed until the next day >
3.
a. : something that continues, extends, increases, or supplements
< the border is a continuation of the central design >
b. continuations plural, obs slang : trousers, gaiters
c. : a work (as a periodical or numbered monograph) issued in successive parts; also : one of the parts
4. : contango |