禁酒 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abstention noun The act of restraining oneself.
- prohibition noun An act of forbidding something, or a rule that forbids it.
- temperance noun Self-restraint, especially in eating, drinking, or other appetites.
Senses
禁酒 is used for these senses in English:
- Prohibition (history) Any of several periods during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages were restricted or illegal.
- temperance Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence.
abstention — full definition
- noun The act of restraining oneself.
- noun The act of abstaining or refraining (from).
- noun The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
- noun Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.
prohibition — full definition
- noun An act of forbidding something, or a rule that forbids it.
- noun A period during which the making and selling of alcohol was made illegal.