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词汇 abstention
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abstention

noun
/əbˈstenʃn/
/əbˈstenʃn/
  1. [countable, uncountable] abstention (from something) an act of choosing not to use a vote either in favour of or against something弃权(不投票)
    • The voting was 15 in favour, 3 against and 2 abstentions.表决结果是 15 人赞成,3 人反对,2 人弃权。
    • Voter abstention is seen as the only real form of dissent in elections.选民弃权被视为选举中唯一真正的异议形式。
    Topics Politicsc2
  2. [uncountable] abstention (from something) (formal) the act of not allowing yourself to have or do something fun or something that is considered bad戒;戒除
    • The Church insisted on abstention from all luxuries.教会坚持放弃一切奢侈品。
  3. see also abstain
    词源early 16th cent. (denoting the action of keeping back or restraining): from late Latin abstentio(n-), from the verb abstinere , from ab- ‘from’ + tenere ‘hold’.
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