abnegation

n. 放弃, 舍弃, 克制

发音

UK /ˌæbnɪˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/
其它
US /ˌæbnəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/

词形变化

abnegations 复数 abnegations

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

denial self-abnegation self-denial self-renunciation

上位词 5

denial self-sacrifice selflessness forswearing renunciation

词源

First attested before 1398. From Middle English abnegacioun, borrowed from Late Latin abnegātiō, from abnegō (“refuse, deny”), from ab (“off”) + negō (“deny; refuse, say no”). Compare French abnégation.

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