| 释义 |
in·continently
I. \“+\ adverb
also incontinent
Etymology: incontinently from Middle French incontinent + English -ly; incontinent from Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin in continenti
1. : at once : without delay : immediately
< incontinently turned and fled >
2. : with unceremonious haste : pell-mell
< fled incontinently until I reached a herd's cottage — John Buchan >
II. adverb
Etymology: incontinent (adjective) + -ly
: in an incontinent or unrestrained manner: as
a. : lewdly, loosely
b. : without due or reasonable consideration
< making the speech he had incontinently promised > |