"Continuous" 是一个形容词，意思是"连续的，持续的"。"Continuously" 是 "continuous" 的副词形式，意思是 "连续地，持续地"。

这个短语来源于拉丁语，"continuus" 意思是 "连续的"。它进入了英语，并在中世纪晚期开始使用。

下面是一些使用 "continuously" 的例句：

The water in the stream flowed continuously. (水流在溪流中连续流动。)
The machine has been running continuously for three days. (这台机器已经连续运行了三天。)
The baby was crying continuously all night. (婴儿整晚不停地哭。)