late 14c., "self-restraint," from Old French continence (14c.), from Latin continentia "a holding back, repression," from continent-, present participle stem of continere (see continent). Especially of sexual desire from late 14c.; of the body's eliminatory functions, from 1915. Related: Continency.
权威例句
1. Continence is the foe of heresy.
克制是异端邪说的敌人.
2. Continence can be maintained after posterior urethral stenting in select patients.
选择病例进行后尿道支架植入可保持排尿的可控性.
3. To avoid the apperence of fecal in continence and bleeding.
避免出现肛门失禁、出血等并发症.
4. Augustine's plea: " Grant me chastity and continence, but not yet. "
Augustine的名言: “ 请赋予我纯洁的和坚忍, 但不是现在. ”
5. Nerve - sparing prostatectomy, designed to preserve potency and urinary continence, introduced.