continuum

英 [kənˈtɪnjuəm]

美 [kənˈtɪnjuəm]

n.  (相邻两者相似但起首与末尾截然不同的)连续体

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Collins.1 / BNC.10538 / COCA.8541

牛津词典

noun

• （相邻两者相似但起首与末尾截然不同的）连续体
  a series of similar items in which each is almost the same as the ones next to it but the last is very different from the first
  1. It is impossible to say at what point along the continuum a dialect becomes a separate language.
     要说出同一语言的方言差异到什么程度就成为一种别的语言是不可能的。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 统一体;连续体
  Acontinuumis a set of things on a scale, which have a particular characteristic to different degrees.
  1. These various complaints are part of a continuum of ill-health...
     这些各种各样的疾病、不适都是身体健康状况欠佳的一种表现。
  2. It is at one end of the cost continuum.
     这位于成本序列的一端。
• N-COUNT 连续发生的事情
  Acontinuumis a continuous series of closely connected events.
  1. The medical professional bodies reply that development from fertilisation onwards is a continuum.
     专业医疗机构答复说受精以后的发育是连续的。

英英释义

noun

• a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts

双语例句

• The porous material gas-solid reaction model can be divided into continuum models and discrete models.
  多孔介质的气固相反应模拟可分为连续模型和离散模型。
• The medical professional bodies reply that development from fertilisation onwards is a continuum.
  专业医疗机构答复说受精以后的发育是连续的。
• The relation between the Martin Axiom and Continuum Hypothesis;
  马丁公理和连续统假设之间的关系；
• The paper discusses heat moisture migration in saturated freezing soil on the basis of mixture theory and continuum mechanics.
  应用连续介质的混合物理论研究了饱和正冻土中的水热迁移问题。
• The continuum theory certainly makes sense to me;
  统一体理论肯定对我来说是有意义的。
• Good and evil are two ends of the same continuum.
  善和恶是同一个连续体的两端。
• To answer this crucial question, the book bridges the gap between continuum mechanics and materials science.
  要回答这个关键性的问题，这本书桥之间的差距，连续介质力学和材料科学。
• It is at one end of the cost continuum.
  这位于成本序列的一端。
• Current situation of research and prospects of bionic continuum robot
  仿生连续体机器人的研究现状和展望
• My experience then – and since – has reinforced my sense that events occur within a continuum.
  我在当时以及之后的经验加强了我的感觉：大事的发生具有连续性。