abstemiousness

• 名词，指在饮食等方面有节制、自我克制的品质或状态，或仅满足最基本需求的生活方式。

A noun referring to the quality or state of being moderate, especially in eating and drinking, or of being restricted to bare necessities.

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1. Moderation in consumptionC1formal

   The quality of being moderate and self-disciplined, especially in eating and drinking.

   节制

   • His abstemiousness was evident in his simple diet.
   • She practiced abstemiousness to maintain her health.
   • The monk's life was characterized by abstemiousness.

   同义词abstinencemoderationrestraintself-disciplineself-restraintsobrietytemperance

   反义词excessgluttonygreedindulgenceintemperanceoverindulgence

2. Restriction to necessitiesC2formal

   The practice of limiting oneself to only the most basic needs, avoiding any luxury or excess.

   节制克己

   • During the war, they lived with great abstemiousness.
   • His abstemiousness meant he owned very few possessions.
   • The philosopher advocated for abstemiousness as a path to clarity.

   同义词asceticismausterityfrugalitymoderationrestraintself-denialsimplicitytemperance

   反义词excessextravaganceindulgenceintemperanceluxuryprofligacy