abstention

n. 戒绝, 回避, 弃权

发音

UK /əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩/
US /æbˈstɛn.ʃn̩/
US /əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩/
US /æbˈstɛn.t͡ʃn̩/
US /əbˈstɛn.t͡ʃn̩/

词形变化

abstentions 复数 abstentions

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of restraining oneself.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  2. 2.

    The act of abstaining or refraining (from).

    弃权

    戒除

    戒酒

    禁酒

    可数 不可数

    abstention from alcohol

    abstention from sex

  3. 3.

    The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.

    可数 不可数

    There were five abstentions in the vote.

  4. 4.

    Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

abstinence

上位词 2

self-discipline self-denial

相关短语

abstention doctrine abstention doctrines

词源

First attested in 1521. Borrowed from French abstention, from Late Latin abstēntiō from Latin abstinēō (“withhold, to abstain”)

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