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单词 abstinently
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abstinentlyadv.

Brit. /ˈabstᵻnəntli/, U.S. /ˈæbstənən(t)li/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: abstinent adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < abstinent adj. + -ly suffix2. Compare classical Latin abstinenter with self-restraint.
In an abstinent manner, restrainedly; without self-indulgence.
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the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > moderation in sensuous gratification > [adverb] > abstinently
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continently1554
abstinently1572
1572 J. Higgins Huloets Dict. (rev. ed.) Abstinently, or abstainingly.
1624 J. Donne Deuotions xxiii. 623 O, if thou haddest euer re-admitted Adam into Paradise, how abstinently would hee haue walked by that tree?
1701 R. Steele Christian Hero iv. 84 A noble and Christian Nature..dispenses liberally, and enjoys Abstinently the goods which he knows he may lose and must leave.
1780 S. Johnson Let. 1 May (1992) III. 248 Mr. Thrale never will live abstinently till he can persuade himself to abstain by rule.
1804 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) II. 1145 Tho' I am as temperate as a man need be, I no longer live so abstinently as I had done before.
1863 Brit. Jrnl. Homœopathy 21 679 Remain for a few days quietly at home, living as abstinently as possible, and leave it to your active vital force to bring you round.
1912 W. J. Robinson Sexual Probl. To-day 62 Normal men..who are determined to live abstinently..can abstain from sexual intercourse for many years or their lifetime without injury to their health.
1996 Independent (Nexis) 12 Feb. 2 Abstinently sipping water, Talk Radio's programme director is..frank about its launch.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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