continence / ˈkɒn tn əns /

⚽高中词汇节制连续性节制饮食节制性

continence 的定义

n. 名词 noun
  1. self-restraint or abstinence, especially in regard to sexual activity; temperance; moderation.
  2. Physiology. the ability to voluntarily control urinary and fecal discharge.

continence 近义词

n. 名词 noun

self-restraint

更多continence例句

  1. I remarked, what a difficulty the law of continence must impose on those who had to determine the vocation of young men.
  2. He was thoroughly persuaded that continence could not be really observed by the French clergy.
  3. In the popular view, continence, self-control, is adherence to our formed judgment.
  4. A number of well-meaning people demand from men absolute "continence" save for procreation only.
  5. The lesson of history, then, is that continence is essential to the progress of the race.