abstinence
n. 节制, 禁欲, 戒酒 [医] 节制, 禁戒(如禁酒,节欲)
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The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
可数 不可数Near-synonyms: abstentiousness, abstemiousness
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The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating/alcoholic beverages; total abstinence; teetotalism).
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The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
Specifically, the practice of abstaining from sexual intercourse, either permanently or until marriage.
可数 不可数Abstinence is the only 100% guaranteed contraception.
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The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
Abstention from certain foods on days of penitential observance.
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The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
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Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything.
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Delay of spending to accrue capital.
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From Middle English abstinence, from Old French abstinence, from Latin abstinentia, from abstinēns, present participle of abstineō (“to withhold”). Equivalent to abstain + -ence.
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