abstemious
中文来自 ECDICT
- adj.
- 有节制的，节约的
演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Latin abstēmius (“abstaining from wine”); from ab, abs (“from”) + tēmus, a root of tēmētum (“intoxicating drink, especially strong mead or wine”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *temH- (“dark (referring to the colour of wine)”)) + -ous.
释义（英文）
形容词 Adjective
- Refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink; sparing in diet; abstinent, temperate. [From early 17th c.]
- Sparing