動變: 過去式:abstained 過去分詞:abstained 現在進行時:abstaining
abstain



KK:[ǝbˈstеn] DJ:[ǝbˈstеin]
vi.[(+from)]
- 戒;避免;避開
- 棄權
片語
abstain from
- 戒絕
- 放棄
辨析
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
v.
- (often abstain from) restrain oneself from doing something.
- formally decline to vote.
Derivative
- abstainer n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. abstenir, from L. abstinere, from ab- ‘from’ + tenere ‘hold’.
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》