discontinuous
adjective /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəs/
/ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuəs/
(formal)- not continuous; stopping and starting again
synonym intermittent不连续的;间断的;断续的 - Women typically have discontinuous patterns of employment.
妇女通常有不连续的就业模式。
词源mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘producing discontinuity’): from medieval Latin discontinuus, from dis- ‘not’ + continuus ‘uninterrupted’, from continere ‘hang together’. - Women typically have discontinuous patterns of employment.