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单词 abstention
释义 ab·sten·tion
\əbzˈtenchən, ab-, -bˈst-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Late Latin abstention-, abstentio, from Latin abstentus, past participle of abstinēre to abstain + -ion-, -io -ion — more at abstain
1. : act or practice of abstaining; specifically : withholding of a vote
 < seven votes in favor, three against, and one abstention — A.W.Rudzinski >
2. : nonparticipation in political life or (as by a government) in international affairs
 < cooperation versus isolation in the 'twenties, intervention versus abstention in the late thirties — H.J.Morgenthau >
ab·sten·tion·ism \-ˌnizəm\ noun -s
ab·sten·tion·ist \-_nə̇st\ noun -s
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