Abstemious
[əb'stiːmɪəs] or [əb'stimɪəs]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; 'the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious'- John Galsworthy .
(adj.) marked by temperance in indulgence; 'abstemious with the use of adverbs'; 'a light eater'; 'a light smoker'; 'ate a light supper' .
錄入:费尔普斯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Abstaining from wine.
(a.) Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
(a.) Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an abstemious diet.
(a.) Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious life.
(a.) Promotive of abstemiousness.
錄入:莫伊拉
同義詞及近義詞：
a. Abstinent (by habit), sober, moderate, habitually temperate, sparing in diet.
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同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Abstinent, moderate, self-denying, sober, temperate, sparing, frugal
ANT:Sensual, self-indulgent, gluttonous, greedy, intemperate
校對:诺琳
解釋/意思:
adj. temperate: sparing in food drink or enjoyments.—adv. Abstem′iously.—n. Abstem′iousness.
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例句/造句/用法:
- He is very abstemious, hardly ever touching alcohol, caring little for meat, but fond of fruit, and never averse to a strong cup of coffee or a good cigar. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Mr. Wrench, generally abstemious, often drank wine rather freely at a party, getting the more irritable in consequence. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Mr. Hall was no _bon vivant_--he was naturally an abstemious man, indifferent to luxury; but Boultby and Helstone both liked good cookery. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
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