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ab·sti·nence AHD[ăbʹstə-nəns] D.J.[ˈæbstənəns]K.K.[ˈæbstənəns]n.（名词）- The act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite, as for food.节食：避免放纵欲望的行为或习惯，如食欲
- Abstention from alcoholic beverages.戒酒，控制饮酒
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French abstenance 源自 古法语 abstenance
- from Latin abstinentia 源自 拉丁语 abstinentia
- from abstinēns abstinent- [present participle of] abstinēre [to hold back] * see abstain 源自 abstinēns abstinent- abstinēre的现在分词 [抑制] * 参见 abstain
abʹstinent adj.（形容词）abʹstinently adv.（副词）abstinence, self-denial, temperance, sobriety, continence- These nouns refer to restraint of one's appetites or desires.这些名词都表示控制食欲或欲望。
- Abstinence implies the willful avoidance of pleasures, especially of food and drink, thought to be harmful or self-indulgent: Abstinence 暗指自愿地节制饮食和饮酒这些被认为有害或自我放纵的东西： "To many, total abstinence is easier than total moderation" (Saint Augustine). “对许多人来说，完全适度比完全禁欲更难做到” （圣·奥古斯丁）。
- Self-denial suggests resisting one's own desires for the achievement of a higher goal, such as the good of another person: Self-denial 指为了实现一更高的目标，如为了他人的利益而控制自己的欲望： She practiced self-denial in order to provide for her family's needs.为了家人的需要，她克制着自己。
- Temperance in its general sense refers to moderation and self-restraint ( Temperance 通常意义上指节制和自我控制：（ negotiations marked by the temperance of the participants), 参与各方都很克制的谈判），
- sobriety to gravity in bearing, manner, or treatment ( sobriety 指在举止、方式和对待事物上严肃认真，（ sobriety of décor); both nouns denote moderation in or abstinence from the consumption of alcoholic liquor: 装饰的庄重）； 两个名词都表示对酒制品消费的节制和戒除： Teetotalers preach temperance for everyone.完全戒酒者为每个人祈祷节制饮酒。"Something can (has) been[sic] said for sobriety/but very little" (John Berryman). “有些事可以（已经）被 称为有节度/但几乎不存在” （约翰·伯瑞曼）。
- Continence specifically refers to abstention from sexual activity. Continence 特指性生活上的节制
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