continual

英 [kən'tɪnjʊəl] 美[kən'tɪnjuəl]

• adj. 持续不断的；频繁的

1. seemingly without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series;

"the continual banging of the shutters"

2. `continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)