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 ab·ste·mi·ous /æbˈstimiəs/
 (a.)節制的,節約的

 Ab·ste·mi·ous a.
 1. Abstaining from wine. [Orig. Latin sense.]
 Under his special eye
 Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain.   --Milton.
 2. Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
    Instances of longevity are chiefly among the abstemious.   --Arbuthnot.
 3. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet.
 4. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life. “One abstemious day.”
 5. Promotive of abstemiousness. [R.]
    Such is the virtue of the abstemious well.   --Dryden.
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 abstemious
      adj 1: sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the
             pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to
             one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy [ant: gluttonous]
      2: marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious meals"; "a
         light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper" [syn:
          light(a)]