teetotaller

IPA/ˌtiːˈtəʊtlə(r)/
IPA/ˌtiːˈtəʊtlər/

teetotaller — 名詞

  • teetotallersingular
  • teetotallersplural

1. A person who chooses not to drink any alcoholic drinks at all, either as a perso

1.名詞B2
釋義

不喝酒者

從不喝酒的人

A person who chooses not to drink any alcoholic drinks at all, either as a personal decision or as a matter of principle.

例句

Reema has been a teetotaller for ten years, ever since her father stopped drinking.

Reema 已經滴酒不沾十年了，從她父親戒酒之後開始。

present perfect: has been a teetotaller for [duration]

The wedding party included several teetotallers, so the host also served fruit juice and soda.

婚宴上有好幾位不喝酒的人，所以主人也準備了果汁和汽水。

plural: several teetotallers

常見搭配
  • lifelong teetotaller
  • strict teetotaller
  • confirmed teetotaller
  • practising teetotaller
同義詞
  • abstainer

    Broader term — can refer to avoiding other activities like smoking or eating certain foods, not only alcohol.

  • non-drinker

    Everyday, neutral term for someone who does not consume alcohol, without the historical or emphatic tone of 'teetotaller'.

  • total abstainer

    More formal and less common; strongly tied to the 19th-century temperance movement.

反義詞
  • drinker

    Simple opposite — a person who drinks alcohol, without any further connotation.

文法句型

a [adjective] teetotaller

teetotaller + verb (singular/plural)

用法筆記

Frequently used with 'lifelong' or 'strict' to emphasise the firmness of the choice. The plural form is 'teetotallers' (BrE) or 'teetotalers' (AmE).

常見錯誤

She is a tee-totaler.
She is a teetotaller.
The word is spelled with a double 'l' in British English and is not hyphenated.
My uncle is a teetotaller because he is an alcoholic.
My uncle is a teetotaller because he chooses not to drink at all.
A teetotaller abstains by choice or principle, not because of a drinking problem (though the two can overlap).

同根字

  • teetotal
    形容詞B2
  • teetotalism
    名詞C1
  • teetotalling
    形容詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • teetotaller movement
  • teetotaller pledge
  • teetotaller meeting

常用片語

  • become a teetotaller
  • remain a teetotaller
  • known as a teetotaller
  • lifelong teetotaller