tee-,来自 total 的首字母音,据说是来自某结巴说话不清楚的笑话,或为表强调,total,整个的, 完全的。用以指滴酒不沾的人。
teetotal 的用法和双语例句“点击”或“选中”例句中的单词,就可以看到词义解释
I happen to be teetotal , I 'm afraid .
我正巧从不喝酒的,对不起。
He 's been dry for ten years ; no thank you ; I happen to be teetotal .
他戒了十年的酒;谢谢,不用,我在戒酒。
A waiter comes by to take drinks orders and the teetotal duke asks for still water .
一位侍者走近前来问我们喝点什么,滴酒不沾的公爵点了杯蒸馏水。
More people are teetotal , the number of underage drinkers has shrunk and consumption by 16 - to 24-year-olds is ebbing faster than in the overall population .
An analysis of the impact of alcohol on men 's health by a team at wageningen university in the netherlands found that long-term light consumption - less than 20 grams daily - is more beneficial than being teetotal .
Against this possibly rosy view , campaigners point out that a lot of people in britain , some 12 % , are teetotal ( starting with most muslims , whose numbers are increasing ) , which means that those who do drink consume more than overall figures suggest .