名詞 continuance:

1. the act of continuing an activity without interruption
   同義詞：continuation
2. the period of time during which something continues
   同義詞：duration
3. the property of enduring or continuing in time
   同義詞：duration

1. The act or condition of abiding; continuance.
   持續(xù)持久的行為或情況; 持續(xù)
2. Continuance of the war will mean shortage of the food.
   戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的持續(xù)意味著食品短缺。

con.tin.u.ance

n.（名詞）
The act or fact of continuing.
繼續(xù)：持續(xù)的行為或事例
The time during which something exists or lasts; duration.
持續(xù)時(shí)間：事物存在或持續(xù)的時(shí)間；持續(xù)時(shí)間
A continuation or sequel.
連續(xù)或繼續(xù)
Law Postponement or adjournment to a future date.
【法律】 延期或休會(huì)至將來(lái)某一日期

Continuance is interchangeable with continuation in some of its senses. However, onlycontinuance is used to refer to the duration of a state or condition, as inhis continuance in office. Continuation applies especially to prolongation or resumption of action (
Continuance 在某些含義上可與 continuation 互換。 然而，只有continuance 可以用來(lái)指某種狀態(tài)或情況的持續(xù)時(shí)間， 如他的任期。 Continuation 特別適用于行動(dòng)的延期或重新開(kāi)始（
例句：
a continuation of the meeting)
會(huì)議的推遲）

or to physical extension (
或者是物理上的延伸（
例句：
the continuation of the street).
街道的延伸）。

Thecontinuation of a story is that part of the story following a break in its narration.
若說(shuō)一個(gè)故事的continuation ，是指在一個(gè)敘事停頓之后所繼續(xù)的那部分