- continuous: 不断延伸的，连续不断的，强调中间无间断。如：Everything in the universe undergoes continuous development and change. - continual: 频频的，不停的，时断时续，中间可有间歇。如：Continual smoking is bad for health. - constant: 不断的，表示持续和惯常的重现，往往没有变化。如：He attributes his health to his constant exercise. - consistent: 一致的，符合的。如：His action is always consistent with his words.

这组词都有“一致的”的意思，其区别是： - compatible: 指两个事物不仅无分歧，不互相排斥，而且可以并存，和谐地处在一起。 - consistent: 指各事物之间或同一物体各细节之间都能一致，不自相矛盾。