释义 |
fasting I. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English fastinge, fasting, from fasten to fast + -inge, -ing -ing — more at fast V : the act of abstaining from food especially for an unusual time and often as a form of religious observance or for therapeutic purposes II. adjective Etymology: from present participle of fast (V) : of or from a fasting subject < fasting urine > < fasting blood-sugar level > |