continental

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌkɒntɪˈnɛntl̩/    美 /ˌkɑntɪˈnɛntl̩/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone from the continent.
    — Reflecting on his long career chronicling scientists, J. G. Crowther wondered why it was that in the grand debates over the nature of light, x-rays, and cathode rays, the British opted for particles and the continentals for waves.
  2. A member of the Continental army. US,historical
  3. Paper scrip (paper money) issued by the continental congress, largely worthless by the end of the war. US,historical
  4. The smallest amount; a whit; a jot. broadly,obsolete
    — not worth a continental
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or relating to a continent or continents.
    — continental drift
  2. Of the mainland, as opposed to an island offshore.
    — continental Europe
  3. Relating to, or characteristic of, continental Europe.
    — continental breakfast
  4. Of or relating to the confederated colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary War. US,historical
    — continental money

词形变化

more continental comparative most continental superlative Continental alternative continentals plural Continental alternative

词汇关系

近义词
characteristic of the style of continental Europe'
反义词
antonym(s) of
衍生词
amphicontinental bicontinental continental breakfast continental crust Continental Divide continental drift continental drip Continentaler continental Europe continental glacier continentalism continentalist continentality continentalization continentalize continentally continental philosophy continental plate continental quilt continental seating continental shelf continental shift continental slope continental time continental time zone continental United States continental US epicontinental extracontinental hypercontinental intercontinental intracontinental microcontinental midcontinental multicontinental noncontinental palaeocontinental paleocontinental pancontinental pluricontinental semicontinental subcontinental supercontinental transcontinental trans-continental tricontinental uncontinental

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English continent
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
▲
Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English continental
From continent + -al.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English continent
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
▲
Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
▲
Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English continental
From continent + -al.
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