abstain

英 [əb\"steɪn] 美 [əb\"sten]

• 翻译

  vi. 自制；放弃；避免

英 [əb\"steɪn]||||||美 [əb\"sten]

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vi. 自制；放弃；避免

abstain 弃权，戒除

前缀abs-为ab-变体，离开，松开。词根-tain同ten, 握住，持有,见tenure,任期。引申词义弃权。

abstain

abstain:

[14] The literal meaning of this word’s ultimate source, Latin

abstinēre

, was ‘holdo,rkeep away’,a,n,dhence ‘withhold’ (the root verb,

tenēre

, produced many other derivatives in English, such as

contain

,

maintain

,

obtain

,a,n,d

retain

, as well as

tenacious

,

tenant

,

tenement

,

tenet

,

tenor

,a,n,d

tenure

).

That is how it was used when it was first introduced into English (via Old French

abstenir

),a,n,dit was not until the 16th century that it began to be used more specifically for refraining from pleasurable activities, particularly the drinking of alcohol. The past participial stem of the Latin verb,

abstent

-, gave us

abstention

, while the present participial stem,

abstinent

-, produced

abstinent

and

abstinence

.

There is no connection, incidentally, with the semantically similar

abstemious

, which comes from a Latin word for alcoholic drink,

tēmōtum

.

abstain (v.)

late 14c., \\\\\\\"to withhold oneself,\\\\\\\" from Old French

abstenir

(14c.), earlier

astenir

(13c.) \\\\\\\"hold (oneself) back, refrain, abstain (from), practice abstinence,\\\\\\\" from Latin

abstinere

\\\\\\\"withhold, keep back, keep off,\\\\\\\" from

ab(s)-

\\\\\\\"from, away from\\\\\\\" (see ab-) +

tenere

\\\\\\\"to hold\\\\\\\" (see tenet). Specifically of liquor, late 14c. Of voting, 1796. Related:

Abstained

;

abstaining

.

1. They say it would be political suicide for the party to

abstain

.

他们说这个政党弃权无异于自毁政治前程。

来自柯林斯例句

2.

Abstain

from sexo,ruse condoms.

禁绝性事或使用安全套。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Do you drink alcohol, smoke,o,r

abstain

?

你喝酒抽烟吗，还是烟酒不沾？

来自柯林斯例句

4. His doctor ordered him to

abstain

from beera,n,dwine.

他的医生嘱咐他戒酒.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. To

abstain

from meat was a serious deviation.

茹素是比较严重的反常行为。

来自辞典例句

1. abs- + -tain.
2. => keep away, keep off.