constant和continuous的区别:中文意思不同、词性及用法不同。constant可作形容词和名词,中文含义有连续发生的、重复的、恒定的、常量等,用来表达一种永恒不变的意思;continuous只作形容词,意思有不断的、反复的、频繁的等。
一、constant的中文意思及用法
1、可作形容词,含义有连续发生的;不断的;重复的;不变的;固定的;恒定的。
例句:Babies need constant attention.
婴儿一刻也离不开人。
travelling at a constant speed of 50 m.p.h.
以每小时50英里的恒定速度行驶
The average speed of the winds remained constant.
平均风速保持稳定。
Her constant nagging drove him away.
她不断的唠叨把他给赶跑了。
2、还可作名词,含义有常数;常量。
例句:In the world of fashion it sometimes seems that the only constant is ceaseless change...
在时装界,有时似乎唯一永恒不变的东西就是不断的变化。
The speed of light is an invariant constant.
光速是一个不变常数。
Get that number and you have the constant.
得到该数值后,便可作为常量。
二、continuous的中文意思及用法
continuous作为形容词,含义有不断的;持续的;连续的;延伸的;遍布的;反复的;频繁的。
例句:She was in continuous employment until the age of sixty-five.
她连续不断地受雇于人,一直工作到六十五岁。
For four days the town suffered continuous attacks.
那座城市连续四天遭到了袭击。
Residents report that they heard continuous gunfire.
居民们报告说他们听到了连续不断的枪声。
She was in continuous employment until the age of sixty-five.
她连续不断地受雇于人,一直工作到六十五岁。
The effect of the continuous attacks has been to wear out his troops.
接连不断的攻击就是要拖垮他的军队。