abstinence

noun
🔊/ˈæbstɪnəns/
🔊/ˈæbstɪnəns/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. abstinence (from something) the practice of not allowing yourself something, especially food, alcoholic drinks or sex, for moral, religious or health reasons(因道德、宗教或健康原因对饮食、酒、色等的)节制;禁欲
    • total abstinence from strong drink戒绝烈性酒
    see also abstainTopics Cooking and eatingc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAbstinence is used before these nouns:
    • pledge
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin abstinentia, from the verb abstinere, from ab- ‘from’ + tenere ‘hold’.