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.
实用例句
1. Continence is the foe of heresy.
克制是异端邪说的敌人.
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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.
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3. To avoid the apperence of fecal in continence and bleeding.
避免出现**失禁、出血等并发症.
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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. ”
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5. Nerve - sparing prostatectomy, designed to preserve potency and urinary continence, introduced.
