continuance /kan'txnjuans; kan'tinjuans/ n (sing only) (僅用單數(shù)) 1 time for which sth continues; duration (the more usu word): 繼續(xù)的期間; 持續(xù)時(shí)間 (duration 為較常用字)： during the ~ of the ar. 在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)持續(xù)期間。 2 remaining; staying: 停留; 保持.; 持續(xù)： 9 ~ of prosperity. 繁榮的持續(xù)。