abstinent

🇺🇸 /ˈæbstɪnənt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈæbstɪnənt/
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choosing not to have something, especially alcohol, for health or personal reasons

He decided to be abstinent from sugar to improve his health.

translation

adj. choosing not to have something, especially alcohol, for health or personal reasons

Synonyms

abstemious adj. 节制的 ascetic n. 苦行者 temperate adj. 温带气候, 温和的 continent adj. 节欲的, 能控制排便的 sober adj. 清醒的, 戒酒的, 严肃的, 朴素的

Antonyms

gluttonous adj. 贪吃 rapacious adj. 贪婪 hedonistic adj. 享乐主义的 voracious adj. 贪吃的, 求知欲强的 greedy adj. 贪婪的 voluptuous adj. 丰满, 愉悦 sensual adj. 肉欲的, 纵欲的

Similar Words

astringent adj. 收敛的, 尖刻的, 涩味的