continuance

continuance [kənˈtinjuəns] n. [只用单]

1. ■ 停留， 保持； 逗留

2. ■ 持续（期间）； 继续部分； (小说文章等的)续篇；【律】（诉讼）延期

a continuance of fine weather 连日好天

a continuance of [in] prosperity 长时期 的繁荣

uniform continuance 均匀连续

the continuance of a story 故事的续篇

We admire him for his continuance of work in spite of illness. 我们佩服他带病继续工作。