"abstained" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 棄權了
• 避免了

Definition

選擇不做某事，特別是不參與投票或避免某種活動或食物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於正式投票場合（如“abstained from voting”），也能指個人（飲食、習慣）選擇。多搭配 'from'+動名詞/名詞。比 'refused' 更中性，不帶反對意思。

Examples

She abstained from eating sweets during the month.

她在這個月**避免了**喫甜食。

Three members abstained from the vote.

有三名成員**棄權了**。

He abstained from drinking alcohol at the party.

他在聚會上**避免了**喝酒。

Several people abstained, so the decision wasn’t unanimous.

有幾個人**棄權了**，所以決定不是一致通過的。

I abstained from commenting because I didn’t know enough about the topic.

我**避免了**評論，因為我對這個主題瞭解不多。

We all ordered dessert, but Mark abstained.

我們都點了甜點，但Mark**沒有要**。