释义 |
abstentious|æbˈstɛnʃəs| [f. abstenti-on + -ous, analogously to contention, contentious, L. contentiōn-em, contentiōs-us.] Characterized by abstinence; self-restraining or refraining.
1879Farrar St. Paul II. 447 The Colossian teachers were trying to supplement Christianity, theoretically by a deeper wisdom, practically by a more abstentious holiness. |