abstention
UKəbstenʃən
USəbs'tentʃən
معنی فارسی
خودداري، پرهيز، خودداري از دادن راي
معنی کامل و مثالها
/ab sten´shǝn, ǝb-/n.
● میانه روی
● پرهیز، خودداری، امتناع
● رای ممتنع
there were five abstentions
پنج رای ممتنع داده شد.
● میانهرو، معتدل
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Latin 'abstentio', from 'abstineo' (abstain), from 'abs-' (from) + 'teneo' (hold).
مثال
- There were three votes in favour, two against, and one abstention.
- His abstention from the vote was seen as a political move.
- The abstention rate in the election was unusually high.
ترکیبهای رایج
vote abstention abstention rate abstention from alcohol
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)