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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   abstention

   • IPA[əbˈsten(t)SH(ə)n]

   美式

   • n.
     an instance of declining to vote for or against a proposal or motion；the fact or practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something; abstinence

   • noun: abstention, plural noun: abstentions

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an instance of declining to vote for or against a proposal or motion a resolution passed by 126 votes to none, with six abstentions 同義詞 refusal to vote, abstaining, nonvoting, informalsitting on the fence
   • 2. the fact or practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something; abstinence alcohol consumption versus abstention 同義詞 teetotalism, temperance, sobriety, abstemiousness, abstinence, ... 更多rarenephalism, celibacy, chastity, singleness, continence, virginity, abstinence, self-restraint, self-denial, bachelorhood, spinsterhood反義詞 promiscuity
3. • 更多解釋

   abstention

   • IPA[əbˈstɛnʃn]

   英式

   • n.
     an instance of declining to vote for or against a proposal or motion: a resolution passed by 126 votes to none, with six abstentions

   Oxford Dictionary