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a continuum of sth
表示“连续的一系列事物”，后接名词。
The school provides a continuum of support services for students.
这所学校为学生提供一系列连续的支持服务。
连续统一体；连续体；连续统
continuums — plural of continuum
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
连续统一体；连续体；连续统
a continuous whole or sequence in which adjacent parts are not clearly distinct from one another
The school provides a continuum of support services for students.
这所学校为学生提供一系列连续的支持服务。
一个连续体或整体,其中任何部分与其相邻部分没有明显不同,但两端或极端部分却彼此差异很大
A continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its adjacent parts, although the ends or extremes of it are very different from each other.
连续的统一体或连续体；其中各部分之间没有明显界限
a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts
连续的广度；连续范围
A continuous extent.
实数集这一不可数集合；更一般地,任何紧致连通度量空间
The nondenumerable set of real numbers; more generally, any compact connected metric space.
Language learning is a continuum, and every lesson builds on the ones before.
语言学习是一个连续体，每一课都建立在前一课的基础上。
The colors in a rainbow form a continuum, blending gradually from red to violet.
彩虹中的颜色形成一个连续体，从红色到紫色逐渐过渡。
In this survey, answers are placed on a continuum rather than in separate categories.
在这项调查中，回答被放在一个连续区间上，而不是分成单独的类别。
表示“连续的一系列事物”，后接名词。
The school provides a continuum of support services for students.
这所学校为学生提供一系列连续的支持服务。
强调程度上的连续变化，而非非此即彼。
Social competence is best measured on a continuum rather than in categories.
社交能力最好用连续体来衡量，而不是用类别来衡量。
用于描述两个极端之间的连续范围。
There is a continuum between everyday stress and clinical anxiety.
日常压力和临床焦虑之间存在一个连续体。
强调从一端到另一端的完整序列。
The evolutionary record shows a continuum from simple to complex life forms.
进化记录显示了从简单到复杂生命形式的连续过程。
Not this
This is a continuum process.
Use this
This is a continuous process.
continuum 是名词，意为‘连续统一体’；修饰 process 需要用形容词 continuous（连续的）。受中文‘连续’影响，误把名词当形容词用。
Not this
The continuum of services are expanding.
Use this
The continuum of services is expanding.
主语是 the continuum（单数），of services 是后置修饰语；谓语动词应与主语一致，用 is 而非 are。
Not this
There is a continuum between cold to hot.
Use this
There is a continuum between cold and hot.
表达‘在两者之间的连续体’要用 between A and B 这一搭配，不能受中文‘从……到……’影响写成 between A to B。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
时空连续体
The theory describes gravity as the curvature of the space-time continuum.
这个理论将引力描述为时空连续体的弯曲。
连续护理；照护连续体
The hospital offers a continuum of care from diagnosis to home follow-up.
这家医院提供从诊断到居家随访的连续护理。
方言连续体
The languages in this region form a dialect continuum.
这个地区的语言形成一个方言连续体。
在连续体上
Personality traits are best seen on a continuum.
人格特质最好被看作一个连续体。
连续统假设
The continuum hypothesis deals with the sizes of infinite sets.
连续统假设研究无限集合的大小。
Use continuums naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
continuum 以 continue（继续）开头，意思是“连续不断”；想象把一条线从头拉到尾，中间没有断点，就是连续体。
语域：formal 常见场景：学术论文、专业讲座 continuum 比较正式，多用于学术或专业语境，如数学、物理、哲学中的连续体概念；日常口语中较少见。
continuum 读 /kənˈtɪnjuəm/，这里没有常见的真正押韵词。下列词只是拼写相近的词：continue /kənˈtɪnjuː/、continuous /kənˈtɪnjuəs/、continual /kənˈtɪnjuəl/、continuation /kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃn/、continuity /ˌkɒntɪˈnjuːəti/。注意它们与 continuum 的结尾读音不同：-ue 读 /-juː/，-uous 读 /-juəs/，-ual 读 /-juəl/，-uation 读 /-juˈeɪʃn/，-uity 读 /-ˈnjuːəti/，不要被拼写误导。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.