- abstinence (from something)
the practice of not allowing yourself something, especially food, alcoholic drinks or sex, for moral, religious or health reasons (因道德、宗教或健康原因对饮食、酒、色等的)节制;禁欲 total abstinence from strong drink 戒绝烈性酒
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAbstinence is used before these nouns:- pledge
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin abstinentia, from the verb abstinere, from ab- ‘from’ + tenere ‘hold’.