abstention
/æbˈstenʃən/noun
1
- an instance of declining to vote for or against a proposal or motion弃权：
a resolution passed by 126 votes to none, with six abstentions.
以126票赞成、0票反对、6票弃权通过的决议。
2
- mass noun the fact or practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something; abstinence节制; 戒酒：
alcohol consumption versus abstention.
喝酒对戒酒。
派生词
abstentionism
noun词源
early 16th cent. (denoting the action of keeping back or restraining)： from late Latin abstentio（n-）, from the verb abstinere （see ABSTAIN）.