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单词 absistence
释义

absistencen.

Brit. /abˈsɪst(ə)ns/, /əbˈsɪst(ə)ns/, U.S. /æbˈsɪstəns/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: absist v., -ence suffix.
Etymology: < absist v. + -ence suffix, after e.g. insistence n., persistence n. Compare earlier abstinence n.
The action of abstaining or refraining from something; abstinence.
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the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [noun]
abstinencea1382
sustaininga1382
refrenationa1500
forbearance1597
abstentiona1656
refrainment1713
abstainment1819
absistence1881
1881 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Absistence, a standing off; a refraining or holding back from. [Marked as obsolete.]
1882 Antiquary 5 238/1 They remembered that with St. John's Eve was associated absistence from sleep.
1950 Mod. Rev. Feb. 136/2 He was a vegetarian and believed in general absistence and ascetic mortification of the flesh.
1992 Seguin (Texas) Gazette-Enterprise 8 Mar. 14/5 Absistence v ‘safe sex’ debates rage.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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