Word · Frequency #22351
incontinent
失禁的
核心释义
not having control over urination and defecation
- 1.
无法容纳或保留。
Unable to contain or retain.
- 2.
患有失禁,无法控制自然排泄物,最常见的是尿液或粪便。
Plagued by incontinence; unable to retain natural discharges or evacuations, most commonly of urine or feces.
- 3.
缺乏道德或性方面的节制或自控,尤指性欲。
Lacking moral or sexual restraint, moderation or self-control, especially of sexual desire.
- 4.
无节制的或无休止的。
Unrestrained or unceasing.
无法容纳或保留。；患有失禁,无法控制自然排泄物,最常见的是尿液或粪便。；缺乏道德或性方面的节制或自控,尤指性欲。；无节制的或无休止的。；无节制的
用法In use
After the surgery, the patient was temporarily incontinent and needed extra care.
用法提示：incontinent 是形容词，这里作表语，表示“失禁的”。
The old dog has become incontinent, so we put waterproof pads on the floor.
用法提示：incontinent 作形容词，说明失去对排尿排便的控制。
Some medicines can make patients incontinent, so doctors watch for side effects.
用法提示：incontinent 作宾语补足语，表示药物导致的状态。
be incontinent
After the stroke, the patient was incontinent.
中风后，这位病人失禁了。
become incontinent
表示从正常状态转为失禁状态。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- incontinent patient
- 失禁患者
- The nurse assisted the incontinent patient with daily care.护士协助这位失禁患者进行日常护理。
- become incontinent
- 变得失禁
- He became incontinent after the spinal injury.脊椎损伤后他变得失禁。
- incontinent of urine
- 小便失禁
- The drug may leave patients incontinent of urine.这种药物可能会让患者小便失禁。
- incontinent of stool
- 大便失禁
- The condition caused her to be incontinent of stool.这种疾病导致她大便失禁。
- incontinent episodes
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 in + continent（大陆）：想象有人站在大陆上却憋不住，把大洲弄湿了——incontinent 就是“失禁的”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical reports、clinical discussions 该义项多用于医疗或正式语境，描述无法自主控制大小便；日常口语中较少用此词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only continent (/ˈkɒntɪnənt/) rhymes with incontinent. The other -inent words look like it but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.