continual
英 [kən'tɪnjʊəl]
美 [kən'tɪnjuəl]
英語の語源
- continual (adj.)
- early 14c., continuell, from Old French continuel (12c.), from Latin continuus (see continue). That which is continual is that which is either always going on or recurs at short intervals and never comes to an end; that which is continuous is that in which there is no break between the beginning and the end. Related: Continually (c. 1300, contynuelliche).
例文
- 1. The school has been in continual use since 1883.
- は1883年以来、同校は廃校したことがない。
- 2.They felt continual pressure to perform well.
- 彼らは絶えず圧力を感じ、彼らに良い演技を促す。
- 3.She finds the continual confrontation very wearing.
- 彼女は持続的な対峙に疲れ果てていることに気づいた。
- 4.She suffered continual police harassment.
- 彼女は警察から嫌がらせを受け続けている。
- 5.The old lady 's reminiscences were a continual delight to Constance.
- このおばあさんの昔の思い出はコンスタンスに無限の喜びをもたらした。
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