refrain

refrain1
verb
  1. [no obj.]stop oneself from doing something
    忍住，节制
    she refrained from comment.
    她强忍着不作评议。
refrainment
noun
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'restrain (a thought or feeling)'): from Old French refrener, from Latin refrenare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + frenum 'bridle'
refrain2
noun
  1. a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse
    （诗歌中，尤指在节末）叠句；（歌曲中重复演唱，尤指在末尾）叠歌，副歌
    ■the musical accompaniment for such a line or number of lines
    叠歌部分的音乐伴奏
    ■a comment or complaint that is often repeated
    一再重复的话（或抱怨）
    ‘Poor Tom ’had become the constant refrain of his friends.
    “可怜的汤姆”已经常挂在他朋友们的口头。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French, from refraindre 'break', based on Latin refringere 'break up' (because the refrain ‘broke ’the sequence)
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