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禁欲的 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abstemious adj Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.

Senses

禁欲的 is used for these senses in English:

  • abstemious Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. [From early 17th c.]

abstemious — full definition

  1. adj Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate.
  2. adj Sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.
  3. adj Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation.
  4. adj Marked by, or spent in, abstinence.
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