abstemious

a. 有节制的, 节约的

发音

UK /æbˈstiː.mɪ.əs/
其它
US /æbˈsti.mi.əs/
US /əb-/

词形变化

more abstemious 比较级 most abstemious 最高级

别名

abstenious

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.

  2. 2.

    Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.

  3. 3.

    Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.

    有节制

  4. 4.

    Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.

    an abstemious life

  5. 5.

    Promotive of abstemiousness.

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词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

light

反义词 1

gluttonous

近义相关 7

spartan austere temperate ascetic abstentious abstinent ascetical

参见 2

strict nonindulgent

词源

From Latin abstēmius (“abstaining from wine”); from ab, abs (“from”) + tēmus, a root of tēmētum (“intoxicating drink, especially strong mead or wine”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *temH- (“dark (referring to the colour of wine)”)) + -ous.

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