| 词汇 | discontinuity |
| 释义 | discontinuityWord family noun continuation ≠ discontinuation continuity ≠ discontinuity discontinuanceadjective continual continued ≠ discontinued continuous ≠ discontinuous verb continue ≠ discontinue adverb continually continuously discontinuously dis·con·ti·nu·i·ty /ˌdɪskɒntəˈnjuːəti $ -kɑːntəˈnuː-/ noun (plural discontinuities) 1 [countableC]CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER a sudden change or pause in a process 突变；中断，间断 discontinuity between the policy discontinuities between the present and previous governments 现任政府与前几届政府在政策上的不连贯之处 2 [uncountableU]CONTINUOUS# when a process is not continuous 不连续性，间断性 discontinuity in economic development 经济发展的间断性 Examples from the Corpus discontinuity• None of the paths so far described involves a discontinuity.• It is argued that cultural discontinuities between homes and schools do exist, are inevitable and are to be celebrated.• But suddenly, marking the transition to the Tertiary, there is a sharp global discontinuity in everything.• That point is marked by a sharp boundary known as the Mohorovicic discontinuity, or Moho.• The thesis comes into its own with respect to industrial policy where significant discontinuities in policy can be attributed to the government changing hands.• Opponents of this interpretation had to stress the discontinuity of the development in order to undermine the plausibility of evolutionism. |
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