teetotaler

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈtiːtəʊtələ/    美 /ˈtitoʊtəlɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages. US
    — [Richard] Nixon was becoming erratic and drinking too much, so [James] Schlesinger told the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that any “unusual” orders from Nixon should be routed over to him. […] [Donald] Trump is famously a teetotaler, but he has publicly surpassed Nixon’s anguish and paranoia.

词形变化

teetotalers plural teetotaller alternative,UK

词汇关系

反义词
drunkard drinker imbiber partaker

词源

Etymology tree
English teetotal
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English teetotaler
From teetotal + -er.
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