Continued
developments in communication technologies were once believed to make the
printed page outdated. From a 21st-century point of view, the printed book is
certainly ancient, but it remains as interactive as any battery-powered
e-reader. To serve its function, a book must be activated by a user: the cover
opened, the pages parted, the contents reviewed, perhaps notes written down or
words underlined. And in contrast to our increasingly networked lives where the
information we consume is monitored and tracked, a printed book still offers
the chance of a wholly private, “off-line” activity.
这是2023年高考英语新全国卷2阅读理解C中的一段。
请问第一句中的第一个单词 continued 意思是“连续的”，对吧？
那请问专家老师，continued, continual,
continuous 有什么区别啊？