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discontinuous
[discontinuous 词源字典]
"Having intervals or gaps", Mid 17th century (in the sense 'producing discontinuity'): from medieval Latin
discontinuus
, from
dis-
'not' +
continuus
(see
continuous
).
[discontinuous etymology, discontinuous origin, 英语词源]