[with obj.]cease from doing or providing (something), typically something that has been provided on a regular basis 停止,中断 the ferry service was discontinued by the proprietors. 经营人停止了渡轮服务。 he discontinued his visits. 他不再来访。 ■stop making (a particular product) 停止生产(某种特定产品) their current top-of-the-range running shoe is being discontinued. 他们目前最高级的跑鞋即将停产了。 [as adj. discontinued]discontinued fabrics. 停产的纺织品。 ■cease taking (a newspaper or periodical) or paying (a subscription) 停止取(或订阅)(报纸或期刊)
派生 discontinuance noun discontinuation noun 语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'interrupt, disrupt'): via Old French from medieval Latin discontinuare, from Latin dis- 'not' + continuare (see continue)