| 单词 | teetotalism |
| 释义 | teetotalism (once / 57938 pages) n Teetotalism is a noun, meaning staying away from alcohol. If you see someone drinking a soda at a bar, he might practice teetotalism or he might just be planning to drive himself home. Since drinking alcohol is generally an accepted practice now, the word teetotalism has fallen out of common use. You might think the groups promoting teetotalism in the United States in the 1920s succeeded when laws were passed prohibiting alcohol (effective from 1920 to 1933). However, you would be wrong, because with the Prohibition era came underground bars and homemade moonshine. WORD FAMILYteetotalism: teetotalisms, teetotalist+/teetotal: teetotaled, teetotaler, teetotaling, teetotalism, teetotaller, teetotalling, teetotally, teetotals/teetotaler: teetotalers/teetotaller: teetotallers USAGE EXAMPLESGoertz has cited Trump’s lifelong teetotalism as securing her vote. The Guardian(Apr 15, 2016) Since women tend to be more religious than men, the evangelicals’ stress on teetotalism and condemnation of domestic violence is an attraction, too. Economist(Nov 13, 2014) Temperance societies developed a religious zeal for teetotalism. Slate(Jan 15, 2014) n abstaining from alcohol Syn|Hyper teetotaling abstinence act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite |
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