单词 | incontinent |
释义 | Word Frequency incontinent 1(ɪnˈkɒntɪnənt) adjective 1. lacking in restraint or control, esp sexually 2. relating to or exhibiting involuntary urination or defecation 3. (foll by of) having little or no control (over) 4. unrestrained; uncontrolled Derived forms incontinence (inˈcontinence) or incontinency (inˈcontinency) noun incontinently (inˈcontinently) adverb Word origin C14: from Old French, from Latin incontinens, from in-1 + continere to hold, restrainWord Frequency incontinent 2(ɪnˈkɒntɪnənt) or incontinently adverb obsolete words for immediately Word origin C15: from Late Latin in continentī tempore, literally: in continuous time, that is, with no interval |
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