abstinence

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite. countable,uncountable
    — Near-synonyms: abstentiousness, abstemiousness
  2. The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.; Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism). countable,uncountable
    — For quotations using this term, see Citations:abstinence.
  3. The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.; Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage. countable,uncountable
    — Abstinence is the only 100% guaranteed contraception.
  4. The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.; Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance. countable,uncountable
    — "The church teaching before Vatican II was that it was 'gravely sinful' to take 2 ounces of meat on a day of abstinence such as Friday," said the Rev. Joseph S. Rossi, a Jesuit professor of church history at Loyola College.
  5. The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything. countable,uncountable
  6. Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything. countable,obsolete,uncountable
  7. Delay of spending to accrue capital. countable,uncountable

词形变化

abstinences plural abstinency alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
abstinence of war abstinence only abstinence ring abstinence syndrome abstinence theory abstinency fapstinence inabstinence neonatal abstinence syndrome
相关词
abstemious abstinent asexual continence

词源

From Middle English abstinence, from Old French abstinence, from Latin abstinentia, from abstinēns, present participle of abstineō (“to withhold”). Equivalent to abstain + -ence.
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