Word · Frequency #13266
incontinences
失禁
incontinences is the plural of incontinence.
involuntary urination or defecation
指生理上无法控制排尿或排便，而非纵欲无度。
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The inability of any of the physical organs to restrain discharges of their contents; involuntary discharge or evacuation (of urine or feces).
身体器官无法控制内容物排出的状态；不自主地排泄(尿液或粪便)。
身体器官无法控制内容物排出的状态；不自主地排泄(尿液或粪便)。；无节制；荒淫；失禁；[医] 失禁
In use
Incontinence is often caused by weak pelvic muscles.
The doctor gave her some exercises to help with incontinence.
He felt embarrassed about his incontinence and hid it from his family.
incontinence of [substance]
较正式的表达，用 of 引出具体失禁的排泄物，如 urine（尿）、stool（粪便）。
Incontinence of urine is a common problem after surgery.
手术后尿失禁是一个常见问题。
[type] incontinence
用形容词说明失禁类型，如 urinary incontinence（尿失禁）、fecal incontinence（便失禁）。
Fecal incontinence can be embarrassing for patients.
大便失禁可能让患者难堪。
Common mistakes
He is incontinence.
Connections
Collocations
- urinary incontinence
- 尿失禁
- Urinary incontinence affects millions of older adults.尿失禁影响数百万老年人。
- fecal incontinence
- 大便失禁
- Fecal incontinence can be distressing and socially isolating.大便失禁可能令人痛苦并导致社交孤立。
- stress incontinence
- 压力性尿失禁
- Stress incontinence often occurs when coughing or sneezing.压力性尿失禁常在咳嗽或打喷嚏时发生。
- urge incontinence
- 急迫性尿失禁
- Urge incontinence causes a sudden, strong need to urinate.急迫性尿失禁会引起突然强烈的排尿欲望。
- incontinence pad
- 失禁护垫
- She uses incontinence pads for extra protection.她使用失禁护垫以加强防护。
- treat incontinence
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记成：in- = 不，continence = 克制；克制不住、失控，即成‘失禁’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医学、护理 该词通常属于较正式的医学术语，多用于医疗、护理语境，指大小便失禁；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 continence 与 incontinence 真正押韵（同有 /ˈkɒntɪnəns/ 的尾部）。其余词如 impertinence、abstinence 以及 -tenance 拼写的 maintenance、countenance、sustenance 都不押韵，因为重读元音不同，注意区分拼写与发音。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.