incontinence
美 [ɪn'kɑntɪnəns]
助记提示
1. con- "together" + tin- + -ence.
2. => hold together, keep together, enclose.
3. 由此得出两种引申义：一、既然是握在一起的，那么就引申为“连续的，衔接在一起的”；二、既然被圈在一起、禁锢在一起，那么就引申义“节制、克制”。
4. 这里取第二种引申义。
5. in- "not, opposite of" + continence.
中文词源
incontinence 失禁in-,不，非，continence,控制，节制。即无法控制的，后多用于指人的大小便失禁。
英文词源
- incontinence (n.)
- late 14c., "inability to restrain sexual desire, sexual immorality," later "inability to keep to a religious rule" (early 15c.), from Old French incontinence "lack of abstinence, unchastity" (12c.) or directly from Latin incontinentia "greediness; incontinence," noun of quality from incontinens "incontinent, immoderate, intemperate" (see incontinent). Meaning "inability to retain bodily functions" is from 1754.
双语例句
- 1. Incontinence is not just a condition of old age.
- 大小便失禁不仅仅是一种老年病。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Diarrhea may occur around the impaction and often with fecal incontinence.
- 在粪块嵌塞期间可发生腹泻,并常有大便失禁.
来自辞典例句
- 3. Bladder problems commonly lead to urinary incontinence or frequent urination.
- 膀胱失调往往导致尿失禁或是小便频数.
来自互联网
- 4. It includes brief information on the cause and management of urinary incontinence.
- 内容包括大、小便失禁的原因及处理.
来自互联网
- 5. Some female dogs may develop varying degrees of urinary incontinence after ovariohysterectomy.
- 有些雌性犬只在进行子宫卵巢切除术后,可能会发生不同程度的小便失禁.
来自互联网