- abnegation (n.)
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[abnegation 词源字典] - 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).[abnegation etymology, abnegation origin, 英语词源]