Word · Frequency #40449
abstainer
戒酒者；不饮酒者
a person who refrains from drinking alcohol
- 1.
One who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial.
戒除者；尤其是戒酒或戒毒者,或因宗教原因戒除的人；自我克制者
苦修者；克己者；戒除者；尤其是戒酒或戒毒者,或因宗教原因戒除的人；自我克制者；节制者；弃权者
In use
An abstainer often gets asked why they don't drink at parties.
The waiter served the abstainers at the table sparkling water instead of wine.
My uncle has been an abstainer for ten years, so he always brings his own juice to family dinners.
abstainer from [something]
常用搭配，表示戒除某物。
He is an abstainer from alcohol.
他是一名戒酒者。
[adjective] abstainer
形容词修饰，强调性质。
She is a lifelong abstainer.
她是一生的节制者。
abstainer in [event]
用于投票场景。
There were several abstainers in the vote.
投票中有几名弃权者。
Common mistakes
I abstainer from alcohol.I abstain from alcohol.
错误将名词'abstainer'当作动词使用，应用动词'abstain'。
Abstainer is a virtue.Abstinence is a virtue.
错误将表示人的名词'abstainer'用于表示抽象概念，应用抽象名词'abstinence'。
He is abstainer.He is an abstainer.
可数名词单数前缺少冠词，应加不定冠词'an'。
Connections
Confusing words
- abstinent
- 节制的 · abstinent是形容词，修饰人或行为；abstainer是名词，指人本身。
- abstention
- 弃权；戒除 · abstention指行为或状态（如投票弃权、戒除），而abstainer指具体做该行为的人。
- teetotaler
- 绝对戒酒者 · teetotaler专指完全不饮酒的人；abstainer可泛指节制者，可能包括戒酒、禁食或投票弃权等。
Word family
- abstainers
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.