Word · Frequency #28135
continence
自制；节制；节欲
self-restraint, especially in sexual matters
- 1.
The voluntary control of urination and defecation.
对排尿和排便的自主控制；节制
- 2.
Moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence.
节制；克制,尤指性方面的禁欲
- 3.
Uninterrupted course; continuity.
连续；不间断
大小便自控；排尿排便控制；对排尿和排便的自主控制；节制；节制；克制,尤指性方面的禁欲；连续；不间断；自制；[医] 节制; 节欲
In use
Drinking less coffee at night can help older adults maintain bladder continence.
After weeks of pelvic floor exercises, she noticed a clear improvement in her bowel and bladder continence.
The doctor explained that a healthy diet and regular exercise are important for preserving continence in old age.
practice continence
此义偏正式，常用于宗教或道德语境，指性方面的节制或禁欲。
The monk practiced continence as part of his vows.
这位僧侣践行节欲，以此作为其誓言的一部分。
urinary/bowel continence
urinary、bowel 等形容词修饰 continence，表示“排尿/排便自控能力”，与 incontinence（失禁）相对。
Urinary continence can be affected by nerve damage.
排尿自控能力可能受到神经损伤的影响。
Connections
Collocations
- urinary continence
- 排尿自控
- The surgery helped restore urinary continence.手术有助于恢复排尿自控。
- fecal continence
- 排便自控
- Bowel training can improve fecal continence.肠道训练可以改善排便自控。
- sexual continence
- 节欲；性节制
- He took a vow of sexual continence.他立下节欲的誓言。
- loss of continence
- 大小便失禁
- The condition may lead to loss of continence.这种疾病可能导致大小便失禁。
- maintain continence
- 保持大小便自控
- Regular pelvic exercises help maintain continence.定期的骨盆运动有助于保持大小便自控。
- regain continence
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Continence里藏着tin（罐头），想象把所有冲动——无论欲望还是排泄——都封入罐头，这就是自制与自控。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作或文学语境、医疗或健康语境 continence 多用于正式或书面语境，口语中较少见。它有两个主要含义：一是指性方面的节制或自制，多见于文学或正式论述；二是指排尿排便的自控，属于医学术语，常用于医疗或健康讨论。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhyme: 'incontinence' /ɪnˈkɒntɪnəns/. Lookalikes that sound different: 'continent' ends /kɒntɪnənt/, not /kɒntɪnəns/; 'patience' is spelled '-ience' and pronounced /ˈpeɪʃəns/; 'sentence' has /ˈsentəns/ and a different stressed vowel; 'abstinence' and 'innocence' share only the written '-ence' ending and the unstressed /əns/ sound.
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.