湖边社【每日一词】abstain - v. 弃权，不投票；戒除，抑制；离开，回避
Definition:
1: to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
abstain from drinking
2: to choose not to vote
Ten members voted for the proposal, six members voted against it, and two abstained.
abstainer noun
Did you know?
If you abstain, you're consciously, and usually with effort, choosing to hold back from doing something that you would like to do. Lucky for you, we’d never abstain from sharing a good bit of word history. Abstain traces back through Middle English and Anglo-French to the Latin verb abstinēre, which combines the prefix ab- ("from, away, off") with tenēre, a Latin verb meaning "to hold." (Spanish speakers might recognize tenēre’s influence in the Spanish verb tener, meaning "to have, hold, or take.") Tenēre has many offspring in English; other descendants include contain, detain, maintain, obtain, pertain, retain, and sustain, as well as some words that don’t end in -tain, such as tenant and tenacious. Abstain, like many of its cousins, has been used by English speakers since at least the 14th century.
Synonyms
abjure,forbear,forgo,forego,keep (from),refrain (from),withhold (from)
Example Sentences
1 Ten members voted for the proposal, six members voted against it, and two abstained.
2 But with research so conflicting, parents may want to limit or abstain from THC while nursing to help keep human milk safe and healthy, advises Sonal Patel, MD, CLE, a pediatrician, neonatologist, and breastfeeding specialist.—Sarah Cottrell, Parents, 31 July 2023
3 Their list is long: South Africa abstaining from votes condemning Russia at the United Nations; hosting war games with the Russian Navy; repeatedly, and publicly, criticizing the United States; and even, allegedly loading weapons and ammunition onto a sanctioned Russian cargo ship.—David McKenzie, CNN, 28 July 2023
4 Because lawmakers generally abstain or do not vote on local bills outside their districts, the BIR votes often fell well short of the three-fifths of a quorum, which is at least 32 votes in the House.—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 26 July 2023