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continent a.自制的；n.大陆 continent (adj.) late 14c., "self-restraining," from Old French continent and directly from Latin continentem (nominative continens) "holding together, continuous," present participle of continere "hold together" (see contain). Meaning moved from "exercising self-restraint" to "chaste" 14c., and to bowel and bladder control 19c.continent (n.) "large land mass," 1550s, from continent land (mid-15c.), translating Latin terra continens "continuous land," from continens, present participle of continere (see continent (adj.)). 无

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['kɔntinənt] 【英】 adj. 自制的(self-restrai ned; temperate)【记】 con＋tin(拿住)＋ent →拿住自己→克制的；【同】 派生词: continence (n. 节制，克制力) adj. 节制的 = self-restrained = temperate; n 大陆【记】con共同, tin拿－全部拿住自己－克制的我们虽然生长在美丽的中国大陆, 但是仍然不能阻止我们向往另一片大陆, 在登上充满危险的美利坚之前, 我们还是要克制、克制、再克制: 先把单词背好.【参】continence(n 禁欲; 节制; 克制); continental(adj 大陆的)

单词	continent
音标	['kɔntinənt]
解释	a.自制的；n.大陆
红宝书	【英】 adj. 自制的(self-restrai ned; temperate) 【记】 con＋tin(拿住)＋ent →拿住自己→克制的；【同】派生词: continence (n. 节制，克制力)
字源	continent (adj.) late 14c., "self-restraining," from Old French continent and directly from Latin continentem (nominative continens) "holding together, continuous," present participle of continere "hold together" (see contain). Meaning moved from "exercising self-restraint" to "chaste" 14c., and to bowel and bladder control 19c. continent (n.) "large land mass," 1550s, from continent land (mid-15c.), translating Latin terra continens "continuous land," from continens, present participle of continere (see continent (adj.)).
不择手段背单词	adj. 节制的 = self-restrained = temperate; n 大陆【记】con共同, tin拿－全部拿住自己－克制的我们虽然生长在美丽的中国大陆, 但是仍然不能阻止我们向往另一片大陆, 在登上充满危险的美利坚之前, 我们还是要克制、克制、再克制: 先把单词背好. 【参】continence(n 禁欲; 节制; 克制); continental(adj 大陆的)
趣味全助记	无

Continent Adj 14c Latin Present Participle Continere Land