ab·sti·nence /ˈæbstənən(t)s/
 節制,禁慾,戒酒
 ab·sti·nence /ˈæbstənən(t)s/ 名詞
 禁戒,節制,戒癮,禁忌
 Ab·sti·nence n.
 1. The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal or sensual propensities. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating beverages, -- called also total abstinence.
    The abstinence from a present pleasure that offers itself is a pain, nay, oftentimes, a very great one.   --Locke.
 2. The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self of certain kinds of food or drink, especially of meat.
 Penance, fasts, and abstinence,
 To punish bodies for the soul's offense.   --Dryden.
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 abstinence
      n 1: the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) [syn: abstention]
      2: act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite