abstemious
/æbˈstiːmjəs/adjective
- not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking(尤指吃和喝)有节制的:
'We only had a bottle.' 'Very abstemious of you.'
“我们只喝了一瓶。”“你们真有节制啊。”
派生词
abstemiously
adverbabstemiousness
noun词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin abstemius, (from ab- 'from' + a word related to temetum 'alcoholic liquor') + -OUS.