continual

ひっきりなしの、繰り返される

短い間を置いて何度も起こり、しばしば迷惑に感じられる。

やさしい英語で： Happening again and again with short breaks, often causing annoyance.

• The continual noise kept me awake.
• She was tired of his continual complaints.
• Continual interruptions made it hard to finish the report.

類義語： repeated, frequent, incessant

よく使う表現： continual interruptions, continual complaints, continual noise, continual barking

絶え間ない、継続的な

ある期間、止まらずに続く。

やさしい英語で： Continuing for a period of time without stopping.

• The town is in continual change.
• Continual growth put pressure on the city’s roads.
• The machine remained in continual motion throughout the test.

類義語： continuous, constant, uninterrupted

反対語： intermittent

よく使う表現： continual change, continual growth, continual improvement