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abstemiousness

/ab-stee-mee-uhs/US // æbˈsti mi əs //UK // (əbˈstiːmɪəs) //

节制,禁欲,戒酒,节欲

Related Words

ascetic禁欲主义者,禁欲主义,苦行僧,禁欲austere朴素的,朴素,拙朴的,拙朴continent大陆,非洲大陆,大陆的,大洲frugal节俭的,俭朴的,俭朴,节俭moderate温和的,温和,温文尔雅,温顺的restrained节制,克制,拘束的,节制的sober清醒的,清醒,冷静的,清醒的人sparing节约,节省开支,节省费用,节约的temperate温带的,温带,有温度的,有节制的self-denying舍己为人,自我牺牲,牺牲自我,牺牲自己self-restrained自我约束,自制力,自制,自律abstinent节制,节制的,禁欲,节欲

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.
    • : characterized by abstinence: an abstemious life.
    • : sparing: an abstemious diet.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounsobriety
Synonyms
abstinence节制,禁欲,戒酒,戒律ascetic禁欲主义者,禁欲主义,苦行僧,禁欲moderation节制,适度,温和,温和的restraint约束力,克制,约束,约束性self-denial自我放弃,自我否定,自我牺牲,自我否认temperateness气度,温度,脾气,气温

Examples

  • In the end, the voyage made it easy to understand why we jettisoned so many of those promises about pet-care abstemiousness.

  • He retained his powers by great abstemiousness, living chiefly on figs, honey, and bread.

  • Careless to abstemiousness in her daily habits, it was part of her pride to set a feast before such of her guests as cared for it.

  • In self-examination temperance or abstemiousness plays an important rle.

  • We mean rather a more stringent abstemiousness, which may be called separation from the world, or asceticism.

  • I feel that my abstemiousness, implying as it does a jaded palate and an aristocratic indigestion, is highly fashionable.

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