continuation
/kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /kən-ˌtin-yə-ˈwā-shən -yü-ˈā-/ (ame, mw)
continuation — 名詞
- continuationsingular
- continuationsplural
1. When something keeps happening, or someone carries on doing something, over a st
延續
持續進行而不中斷的狀態
When something keeps happening, or someone carries on doing something, over a stretch of time — with no stop, or after only a short break.
Priyanka argued for continuation of the lunch programme at her children's school.
Priyanka 主張她孩子學校的午餐計劃應該延續下去。
continuation + of + noun for ongoing activity
The continuation of the old subsidy helped farmers through the dry season.
舊補貼的延續幫助農民度過了旱季。
After the power cut, the team hoped for continuation of the experiment.
停電過後，團隊希望實驗能繼續進行。
Continuation of the ceasefire was the main topic at the Geneva meeting.
停火的延續是日內瓦會議的主要議題。
Hiroshi received a letter confirming continuation of his research grant.
Hiroshi 收到一封信，確認他的研究補助將持續發放。
- prolongation
more formal; often implies making something last longer than expected or desired
- persistence
emphasises continuing despite difficulty or opposition
- perpetuation
often used for negative things — continuing a harmful practice or myth
- cessation
a complete stop or ending, often formal
- discontinuation
the act of deliberately ending something that was ongoing
文法句型
continuation + of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used in formal or official contexts — meetings, agreements, funding decisions. The word stresses that something goes on rather than being replaced or restarted from scratch.
常見錯誤
2. A thing that picks up where something earlier left off — for example, the next b
續篇；延續物
接續先前事物的後續內容
A thing that picks up where something earlier left off — for example, the next book in a series, a road that carries on from another, or extra pages added to a report.
The new museum wing is a modern continuation of the original stone building.
博物館的新翼是原有石造建築的現代化延續物。
a + continuation + of — physical extension of a structure
Fatima waited eagerly for the continuation of her favourite podcast series.
Fatima 熱切等待她最愛的 podcast 系列的續篇。
This road is a continuation of the highway that leads to the coast.
這條路是通往海岸那條公路的延續路段。
The director announced a continuation of the film trilogy at the press event.
導演在記者會上宣布了電影三部曲的續作。
Oluwaseun's second novel offers a gripping continuation of the family history.
Oluwaseun 的第二本小說提供了扣人心弦的家族史後續。
文法句型
a/the + continuation + of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Subject is usually a creative work (book, film, podcast) or a physical structure (road, wall, building). Not used for a completely new and unconnected piece — there must be a clear link to what came before.