discontinuous

Word family  noun continuation ≠ discontinuation continuity ≠ discontinuity adjective continual continued ≠ discontinued continuous ≠ discontinuous verb continue ≠ discontinue adverb continually continuously

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dis·con·tin·u·ous /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəs◂/ adjective formal  CONTINUOUS#not continuous 不连续的，间断的

Examples from the Corpus

discontinuous• The wave can not be discontinuous.• The discontinuous change constitutes a scientific revolution.• Somehow, a continuous process-natural selection-has given rise to discontinuous entities called species.• Psychotic illness itself is frequently a discontinuous event and mostly inimical to organised thought.• Yet others had correctly calculated that they were too old or their employment patterns too discontinuous to be eligible for pensions.

dis·con·tin·u·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable  

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discontinuous
dis‧con‧tin‧u‧ous /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəs◂/ adjective formalnot continuous

dis·con·tinu·ousBrE /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəs/ 🔊 adjective (formal) not continuous; stopping and starting again 不连续的；间断的；断续的 SYN intermittent