continency
 節制;禁慾;貞節
 Con·ti·nence Con·ti·nen·cy, n.
 1. Self-restraint; self-command.
    He knew what to say; he knew also, when to leave off, -- a continence which is practiced by few writers.   --Dryden.
 2. The restraint which a person imposes upon his desires and passions; the act or power of refraining from indulgence of the sexual appetite, esp. from unlawful indulgence; sometimes, moderation in sexual indulgence.
    If they [the unmarried and widows] have not continency, let them marry.   --1 Cor. vii. 9 (Rev. Ver. ).
    Chastity is either abstinence or continence: abstinence is that of virgins or widows; continence, that of married persons.   --Jer. Taylor.
 3. Uninterrupted course; continuity. [Obs.]
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 continency
      n : the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters [syn: continence]