continuously
継続的に
解説 Definition
絶え間なく、途切れることなく継続的に。ずっと続く状態を示す副詞。
Continuously means without stopping, or happening again and again over a period of time. It is used when an action or process keeps going. In some contexts, it suggests a smooth and constant flow rather than separate repeated actions.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
continuously は continue（続く）と continuous（連続した）が見えていれば覚えやすい語です。continuous + -ly で「連続した状態で」→「絶え間なく」。途中で切れず、一本の流れとして続く感じが核。continually は「何度も繰り返し」、constantly は「いつも・しょっちゅう」の寄りなので、区別すると定着しやすいです。work continuously for hours、prices rise continuously のように、休みなく続く場面と結びつけて覚えると使いやすくなります。
Build it from `continue` and `continuous`, then add `-ly`. It suggests one smooth flow without stopping, not just something that happens again and again. Compare it with `continually`, which is more about repeated actions, and the difference becomes easier to keep in mind.
例文
The machine runs continuously throughout the day.
その機械は1日中絶え間なく動き続けています。
She has been working continuously for eight hours straight.
彼女は8時間連続で働き続けています。
The rain fell continuously for three days.
雨は3日間絶え間なく降り続けました。
continuously の類義語・関連語
continuously の語源・成り立ち Etymology
continuously はラテン語 continuus にさかのぼり、con-「共に」+ tenere 系の「保つ」が核です。contain や continue と同根で、「切れずに一続きに保たれる」感覚から、継続的にという意味が見えてきます。
Continuously comes from continuous, which goes back to Latin continuus. It is linked to the idea of holding or keeping things together without a break, from the same root seen in continue and contain. The meaning developed into "without stopping" or "in an unbroken way."
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