1N-COUNT [usually singular]统一体;连续体 A continuum is a set of things on a scale, which have a particular characteristic to different degrees. 统一体;连续体 [formal]
These various complaints are part of a continuum of ill-health. [+ of]
这些各种各样的疾病、不适都是身体健康状况欠佳的一种表现。
It is at one end of the cost continuum.
这位于成本序列的一端。
2N-COUNT [usually singular]连续发生的事情 A continuum is a continuous series of closely connected events. 连续发生的事情 [formal]
The medical professional bodies reply that development from fertilisation onwards is a continuum.