abstinence programme
noun [ C ] UK (US abstinence program) uk/ˈæb.stɪ.nəns ˌprəʊ.ɡræm/ us/ˈæb.stə.nəns ˌproʊ.ɡræm/
节欲运动;禁欲运动（尤指劝人戒除婚外情，却不提供其他内容的性教育，比如避孕）
a programme of education that teaches people that they should not have sex outside of marriage, especially when this is taught instead of other forms of sex education such as teaching about contraception (= methods of preventing pregnancy)
The study has been interpreted as showing that abstinence programmes are failing and that condom use should be encouraged. 该研究被认为是证明了禁欲运动正在失败，应该鼓励使用安全套。
- More examples
- Abstinence programmes were seen as a way of tackling HIV.
- Abstinence programmes have been ineffective and even counter-productive, she claims.
- The new administration withdrew dedicated funding for abstinence programmes.