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单词 teetotalism
释义

teetotal /tē-tōˈt(ə)l/

adjective
  1. Abstaining totally from alcoholic drink
  2. Out-and-out, complete (dialect)
noun
  1. A total abstainer
  2. A principle, movement or pledge of total abstinence (rare)
ORIGIN: Teetotally prob established first as a facetious or emphatic reduplicative form of totally; teetotal subsequently used in a speech by Richard Turner of Preston in 1833 advocating abstinence

teetōˈtalism noun

teetōˈtaller noun

A total abstainer from alcoholic drink

teetōˈtally adverb

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