- 1停產、停用、中止
Again a noun, not a verb: the stopping of something that used to continue. A drug’s discontinuation means doctors stop giving it; a product’s discontinuation means the company will not make it any more. This is the word you will see on medicine notes and in business news. More common in ordinary formal English than . The verb hiding behind it is discontinue. People do stretch it a little — “after the discontinuation of the talks” — but the home ground is products, services, and treatment.
core核心畫面
組成dis- (the opposite / taking away) + continuation (the going-on of something).
同家族的字
- continuationthe going-on of something; this word is dis- plus that
- continuethe verb “to keep going”
- discontinuethe verb behind this noun
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
discontinuationnoun
- 1
A breach or interruption of continuity.
- The apparent discontinuation of the operations since Trump took office sparked speculation that he may have agreed to back away from the issue in exchange for Chinese cooperation over North Korea.
- 2
medicinesciencesA breach or interruption of continuity.
- 3
A breach or interruption of continuity.
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