| 释义 |
con·ti·nence
\ˈkänt(ə)nən(t)s, -tənən-\ noun
also con·ti·nen·cy \-t(ə)nənsē, -tənən-, -si\
(plural continences also continencies)
Etymology: continence from Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin continentia, from continent-, continens + -ia -y; continency from Latin continentia
1. : self-restraint from yielding to impulse or desire
< he knew what to say, so he knows also when to leave off, a continence which is practiced by few writers — John Dryden >
2. : self-restraint in refraining from sexual intercourse
3. : the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
< fecal continence > |