continual的词源

英文词源

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).

中文词源

continual：不停的，频繁的

词根词缀： con-共同 + -tin-握,持有 + -ual

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