continually
継続的に
解説 Definition
絶えず、ずっと、常に。中断することなく継続的に続く様子を表します。
Continually means repeatedly or very often, with little interruption over a period of time. It is used when something keeps happening again and again, rather than only once. In everyday use, it often suggests a frequent ongoing pattern.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
continue を知っていれば、continually は「続ける」が副詞になった形と見抜ける。まず continuous は「切れ目なく続く」性質、continually は「ずっと続いている／繰り返し起こる」様子、continuously は特に「中断なし」を強く出す語、と並べると整理しやすい。be continually changing, complain continually のように動作と結びつけて覚えると定着する。constant や always に近いが、continue 系だと意識すると意味を外しにくい。
Keep the base word continue in mind. Continually points to something going on over time, often with the feeling of lasting on, as in `operate continually` or `flow continually.` It helps to group it with continuous and continuously, where the main idea is not stopping.
例文
The music plays continually in the background.
その音楽は背景で絶えず流れている。
She continually checks her phone for messages.
彼女はメッセージがないか絶えず携帯を確認する。
The construction noise was heard continually until midnight.
建設騒音は真夜中まで絶えず聞こえていた。
continually の類義語・関連語
continually の語源・成り立ち Etymology
continually は continue＋-ly。continue は古フランス語 continuer を経て、ラテン語 continuare／continuus「途切れずつながった」に由来し、continuous や contain と同根です。『つながった状態が切れない』という感覚が『継続的に』につながります。
"Continually" comes from "continue" plus the adverb suffix "-ly." "Continue" came through Old French from Latin continuare, based on continuus, meaning "connected" or "unbroken." The core idea is of something going on without a break, which led to the meaning "again and again" or "without stopping for long." Related words include "continuous."
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