| 单词 | refrain |
| 释义 | refrain 1. v.intr. (foll. by from) avoid doing (an action) (refrain from smoking). Derivatives refrainment n. Etymology: ME f. OF refrener f. L refrenare (as RE-, frenum bridle) 2. n. 1. a recurring phrase or number of lines, esp. at the ends of stanzas. 2. the music accompanying this. Etymology: ME f. OF refrain (earlier refrait) ult. f. L refringere (as RE-, frangere break), because the refrain 'broke' the sequence |
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