| 单词 | abstemious |
| 释义 | abstemious[ ab-stee-mee-uhs ] / æbˈsti mi əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR abstemious ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivesparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet. characterized by abstinence: an abstemious life. sparing: an abstemious diet. Origin of abstemious1615–25; <Latin abstēmius, equivalent to abs-abs- + tēm- (base of tēmētum intoxicating drink) + -ius-ious SYNONYMS FOR abstemiousascetic, abstinent, temperate, nonindulgent. SEE SYNONYMS FOR abstemious ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM abstemiousWords nearby abstemiousabsorptivity, absquatulate, ABS resin, abstain, abstainer, abstemious, abstention, abstentionism, abstergent, abstersive, abstinence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for abstemiousBritish Dictionary definitions for abstemiousabstemious / (əbˈstiːmɪəs) / adjectivemoderate or sparing, esp in the consumption of alcohol or food; temperate Derived forms of abstemiousabstemiously, adverbabstemiousness, nounWord Origin for abstemiousC17: from Latin abstēmius, from abs- ab- 1 + tēm-, from tēmētum intoxicating drink Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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