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单词 abstention
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ab•sten•tion /æbˈstɛnʃən/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. [uncountable] the practice or act of abstaining.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ab•sten•tion  (ab sten′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an act or instance of abstaining.
  2. Governmentwithholding of a vote.
  • Late Latin abstentiōn- (stem of abstentiō), equivalent. to Latin abstent(us), past participle of abstinēre to abstain + -iōn- -ion
  • 1515–25
ab•sten′tious, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
abstention /əbˈstɛnʃən/ n
  1. a voluntary decision not to act; the act of refraining or abstaining
  2. the act of withholding one's vote
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin abstentiōn-, from Latin abstinēre. See abstain
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