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abstinence
ab.sti.nence  AHD[²b“st…-n…ns]   DJ[6#bst*n*ns]  KK[6#bst*n*ns]
n.（名词）
1.The act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite, as for food.
    节食：避免放纵欲望的行为或习惯，如食欲
2.Abstention from alcoholic beverages.
    戒酒，控制饮酒
ORIGIN
1.Middle English
    中古英语
2.from Old Frenchabstenance
    源自 古法语abstenance
3.from Latinabstinentia
    源自 拉丁语abstinentia
4.fromabstin¶ns  abstinent- [present participle of] abstin¶re [to hold back] * see  abstain
    源自abstin¶ns  abstinent-  [] abstin¶re的现在分词 [抑制] *参见abstain
DERIVATIVES
▪ab“stinent  adj.（形容词）
▪ab“stinently  adv.（副词）
SYNONYMS
1.abstinence,self-denial,temperance,sobriety,continence
2.These nouns refer to restraint of one's appetites or desires.
    这些名词都表示控制食欲或欲望。
3.Abstinence   implies the willful avoidance of pleasures, especially of food and drink, thought to be harmful or self-indulgent:
    Abstinence  暗指自愿地节制饮食和饮酒这些被认为有害或自我放纵的东西：
  “To many, total abstinence is easier than total moderation”  (Saint Augustine).
    “对许多人来说，完全适度比完全禁欲更难做到” （圣·奥古斯丁）。
4.Self-denial   suggests resisting one's own desires for the achievement of a higher goal, such as the good of another person:
    Self-denial  指为了实现一更高的目标，如为了他人的利益而控制自己的欲望：
    She practiced self-denial in order to provide for her family's needs.
    为了家人的需要，她克制着自己。
5.Temperance   in its general sense refers to moderation and self-restraint (
    Temperance  通常意义上指节制和自我控制：（
    negotiations marked by the temperance of the participants),
    参与各方都很克制的谈判），
6.sobriety   to gravity in bearing, manner, or treatment (
    sobriety  指在举止、方式和对待事物上严肃认真，（
  “Something can (has) been[sic] &I{ said for sobriety/but very little”  (John Berryman).
    “有些事可以（已经）被称为有节度/但几乎不存在”  （约翰·伯瑞曼）。
7.Continence   specifically refers to abstention from sexual activity.
    Continence  特指性生活上的节制