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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4599 COCA: 6432

continuity

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
continuity /ˌkɑːntəˈnuːwəti/ Brit /ˌkɒntəˈnjuːəti/ noun
plural continuities
continuity
/ˌkɑːntəˈnuːwəti/ Brit /ˌkɒntəˈnjuːəti/
noun
plural continuities
Learner's definition of CONTINUITY
1 
[noncount] : the quality of something that does not stop or change as time passes : a continuous quality连续性；持续性
2 
[count] formal : something that is the same or similar in two or more things and provides a connection between them连贯的整体；连贯性；连接；联结
3 
[noncount] : the arrangement of the parts in a story, movie, etc., in a way that is logical（故事、电影等各部分的）衔接，一致性。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4599 COCA: 6432

continuity

noun

con·​ti·​nu·​i·​ty ˌkän-tə-ˈnü-ə-tē How to pronounce continuity (audio)
-ˈnyü-
plural continuities
1
a
: uninterrupted connection, succession, or union
… its disregard of the continuity between means and ends … Sidney Hook
b
: uninterrupted duration or continuation especially without essential change
the continuity of the company's management
2
: something that has, exhibits, or provides continuity: such as
a
: a script or scenario in the performing arts
b
: transitional spoken or musical matter especially for a radio or television program
c
: the story and dialogue of a comic strip
3
: the property of being mathematically continuous

Synonyms

Example Sentences

The art historian is studying the continuities between the painter's works and those of her followers. There's a problem with the movie's continuity.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English continuite, borrowed from Anglo-French continuité, borrowed from Latin continuitāt-, continuitās, from continuus continuous + -itāt-, -itās -ity

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of continuity was in the 15th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4599 COCA: 6432
continuity

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONTINUITY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤greater更大的連續性▸➤remarkable異乎尋常的連貫性▸➤unbroken不間斷的連續◇After centuries of unbroken continuity, the landscape was being changed out of all recognition.經過幾個世紀的不斷變遷，這裏的地貌已是滄海桑田。➤cultural, historical, narrative文化的／歷史的／敍述的連續性VERB + CONTINUITY➤ensure, establish, give sb/sth, maintain, provide (sb/sth with)確保連貫；形成連續性；使⋯連貫；保持連續；（為⋯）帶來連續性◇More liaison between the old manager and the new one should ensure greater continuity.前任和新任經理間的更多交流應該能夠確保管理上更加連續。➤emphasize, stress強調連續性◇She is anxious to stress the continuity with the past in this new work.她急於在這部新作中強調與過去的連續性。➤need需要連貫性▸➤lack缺乏連貫性▸➤break打破連貫◇The author deliberately breaks the narrative continuity in order to confound the reader's expectations.作者故意打破敍述的連貫性，以製造出乎讀者意料的效果。PREPOSITION➤continuity between⋯之間的連續性◇There is often a lack of continuity between one government and the next.一屆政府與下一屆之間往往缺少連續性。➤continuity in在⋯方面的連續性◇historical continuity in the feminist movement女權運動的歷史連續性➤continuity of⋯的連續性◇To ensure continuity of care, it is better for a single doctor to treat the patient.為確保治療的連續性，最好是讓一位醫生單獨來治療這位病人。PHRASES➤a lack of continuity, a need for continuity缺乏連續性；對連續性的需要◇the need for continuity of employment持續就業的需要➤a sense of continuity持續感◇We aim to give children a sense of continuity.我們的目的是給孩子一種持續感。

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