| 单词 | abstinent |
| 释义 | abstinent (once / 1867 pages) adjn Someone who's abstinent is moderate and restrained, especially when it comes to consuming food and drink. A person who quits drinking alcohol completely is abstinent. It's most common to use the adjective abstinent to describe someone who has given up using alcohol or other intoxicants, but you can also use it to talk about a person who's self-restrained in other ways. You might say, "No dessert for me — I'm trying to be abstinent this month!" Abstinent is an Old French word meaning "moderate" or "modest," from the Latin abstinere, "to refrain from." WORD FAMILYabstinent: abstinence, abstinently+/abstain: abstained, abstainer, abstaining, abstains, abstention, abstinent/abstainer: abstainers/abstention: abstentions/abstinence: abstinences USAGE EXAMPLESIt tracked consumption in 320 patients who had already been abstinent for 20 weeks and ingested an average of 153 mg/day. The Guardian(Sep 16, 2016) Currently, gay men are prohibited from donating blood in the United States unless they are abstinent for one year. Time(Jul 26, 2016) “That decision every day to remain abstinent from opioids is difficult. The implant takes away that decision.” Wall Street Journal(May 26, 2016) 1adj self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink not totally abstinent but abstemious Syn abstentious abstemious sparing in consumption of especially food and drink 2n a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper abstainer, nondrinker drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) teetotaler, teetotalist, teetotaller a total abstainer individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being |
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