abnegation

  • n. 拒绝；放弃；克制


    • abnegation (n.)
    late 14c., \\\"a negative assertion,\\\" c. 1500 as \\\"self-denial,\\\" from Latin abnegationem (nominative abnegatio) \\\"refusal, denial,\\\" noun of action from past participle stem of abnegare \\\"to refuse, deny,\\\" from ab- \\\"off, away from\\\" (see ab-) + negare \\\"to deny\\\" (see deny).


    英 [æbnɪ\\\'geɪʃ(ə)n]||||||美 [,æbnɪ\\\'ɡeʃən]
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