abstinence
美音:
[´æbstənəns
]英音:
[´æbstənəns
]n.节制,节欲,戒酒
难易程度:
abstinence为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
副词:abstinently 形容词:abstinent
词根
tain,ten,tin=to hold,to keep(安静)
近义词, 同义词
abstinence
/'æbstɪnəns; `æbstənəns/
n [U] ~ (from sth) abstaining, esp from food or alcoholic drinks 禁绝(尤指食物或酒)
*total abstinence 完全戒酒.
abstinence
n[U]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin:Latin abstinentia, from Latin abstinere; ABSTAIN]
the practice of not having something you enjoy, especially alcohol or sex, usually for reasons of religion or health
>abstinentadj