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大陆,洲自制的,克制的

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Encratite \En"cra*tite\, n. [L. Encratitae, pl., fr. Gr. ?
   self-disciplined; ? in + ? strength.] (Eccl. Hist.)
   One of a sect in the 2d century who abstained from marriage,
   wine, and animal food; -- called also {Continent}.

Continent \Con"ti*nent\, a. [L. continens, -entis, prop., p. pr.
   of continere to hold together, to repress: cf. F. continent.
   See {Contain}.]
   1. Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.
      [Obs.] --Shak.

   2. Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or
      passions; temperate; moderate.

            Have a continent forbearance till the speed of his
            rage goes slower. --Shak.

   3. Abstaining from sexual intercourse; exercising restraint
      upon the sexual appetite; esp., abstaining from illicit
      sexual intercourse; chaste.

            My past life

            Hath been as continent, as chaste, as true,

            As I am now unhappy. --Shak.

   4. Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent
      fever. [Obs.]

            The northeast part of Asia is, if not continent with
            the west side of America, yet certainly it is the
            least disoined by sea of all that coast.
                                                  --Berrewood.

Continent \Con"ti*nent\, n. [L. continens, prop., a holding
   together: cf. F. continent. See {Continent}, a.]
   1. That which contains anything; a receptacle. [Obs.]

            The smaller continent which we call a pipkin. --Bp.
                                                  Kennet.

   2. One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main
      land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body of land
      differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in
      its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by
      mountain chains; as, the continent of North America.

   Note: The continents are now usually regarded as six in
         number: North America, South America, Europe, Asia,
         Africa, and Australia. But other large bodies of land
         are also reffered to as continents; as, the Antarctic
         continent; the continent of Greenland. Europe, Asia,
         and Africa are often grouped together as the Eastern
         Continent, and North and South America as the Western
         Continent.

   {The Continent}, the main land of Europe, as distinguished
      from the islands, especially from England.

资料来源 : WordNet®

continent
     adj 1: having control over urination and defecation [ant: {incontinent}]
     2: abstaining from sexual intercourse; "celibate priests" [syn:
         {celibate}]

continent
     n 1: one of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven
          continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on
          foot"
     2: the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the
        Continent but they wouldn't like to live there"