incontinence
美 [ɪn'kɑntɪnəns]
助記提示
1. con- "together" + tin- + -ence.
2. => hold together, keep together, enclose.
3. 由此得出兩種引申義：一、既然是握在一起的，那麽就引申為“連續的，銜接在一起的”；二、既然被圈在一起、禁錮在一起，那麽就引申義“節製、克製”。
4. 這裏取第二種引申義。
5. in- "not, opposite of" + continence.
中文詞源
incontinence 失禁in-,不，非，continence,控製，節製。即無法控製的，後多用於指人的大小便失禁。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Incontinence is not just a condition of old age.
- 大小便失禁不僅僅是一種老年病。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Diarrhea may occur around the impaction and often with fecal incontinence.
- 在糞塊嵌塞期間可發生腹瀉,並常有大便失禁.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Bladder problems commonly lead to urinary incontinence or frequent urination.
- 膀胱失調往往導致尿失禁或是小便頻數.
來自互聯網
- 4. It includes brief information on the cause and management of urinary incontinence.
- 內容包括大、小便失禁的原因及處理.
來自互聯網
- 5. Some female dogs may develop varying degrees of urinary incontinence after ovariohysterectomy.
- 有些雌性犬隻在進行子宮卵巢切除術後,可能會發生不同程度的小便失禁.
來自互聯網