abstention
noun /əbˈstenʃn/
/əbˈstenʃn/
- [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。
- The voting was 15 in favour, 3 against and 2 abstentions.
- [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。
see also abstain - The Church insisted on abstention from all luxuries.
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’.