The action of abstaining or refraining from something; abstinence.
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Ogilvie's Imperial Dictionary. From absist + -ence, after e.g. insistence, persistence.
英汉双解词典包含464360条英汉词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。