abstinence

['æbstinəns]

n. 节制, 禁食, 戒酒

n.[U]

1. (饮食及享乐方面的)节制; 禁饮; 戒酒[(+from)]

protracted abstinence from soap

长期不用肥皂

total abstinence from alcohol

绝对戒酒

2. 【宗】禁食

词形变化

形容词: abstinent | 副词: abstinently |

词义辨析

同义:

n.禁欲

teetotalism  temperance  sobriety  soberness  prohibition

n.戒除, 约束

abstention  nonindulgence  abstemiousness  moderation  continence  fasting  Purtanism  austerity  self-deprivation  asceticism  self-denial  self-abnegation  refrainment  refraining  forbearance  desistance  restraint  selfrestraint  restraining from  abstaining  chastity  celibacy  forbearing

n.节制, 放弃, 避免

giving up  renouncing  renouncement  renunciation  resisting  resistance  checking  check  curb  curbing  curtail  curtailment  controlling  control  self-control  with-holding  suppressing  suppression  repressing  repression  refusal  declining  rebuff  rejection  spurning  avoidance  eschewing  shunning

n.节俭, 经济

frugality  frugalness  thrift  thriftiness  husbandry  careful management  conservation  conserving  saving  economizing  economy  sparingness  penny-pinching  parsimony  parsimoniousness  penuriousness  niggardliness  stinginess  miserliness  cheapness  

同义参见:

virtue  diet  

英英释义

名词 abstinence:

the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

同义词：abstention

act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite

短语词组

total abstinence

1. 完全禁酒

He practised total abstinence for a month.

他禁酒一个月。

补充

abstinenceabstinence英:[ˈæbstinəns] 美:[ˈæbstənəns]n.1.禁绝The best way to avoid pregnancy was total abstinence from sex.最好的避孕办法就是彻底戒除性生活。

例句

1. the Government's promotion of sexual abstinence as the best method of AIDS prevention政府将节欲作为预防艾滋病最有效方法的推广 2. total abstinence from alcohol彻底戒酒 3. Lent is a time of cleansing, fasting, abstinence and giving to the poor.四旬斋期间是净化心灵、禁食并布施穷苦人的时候。 4. I started drinking again after six years of abstinence.我戒了六年酒之后又开始喝了。 5. The doctor advised total abstinence from alcohol.医生建议完全戒酒。 6. The program promoted sexual abstinence for young people.那档节目提倡年轻人节制性行为。 7. abstinence from sex禁欲 8. He started drinking again after a long period of total/complete abstinence from alcohol.他彻底戒酒很长一段时间之后又喝上了。 9. He stopped drinking and has remained totally abstinent.他戒了酒，之后就滴酒不沾。