abstinence education
noun [ U ] mainly US uk/ˈæb.stɪ.nəns edʒ.ʊˌkeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˈæb.stə.nəns ed.jʊˌkeɪ.ʃən/
节欲教育;禁欲教育（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）
the practice of teaching 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)
Abstinence education teaches children and adolescents that abstaining from sexual activity is the only certain method of avoiding pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. 禁欲教育教导儿童和青少年，避免性行为是避孕和防止感染性病的唯一确定方法。
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- The proposal stated that abstinence education should teach that "sexual activity" outside of marriage is wrong and psychologically and physically harmful.
- Abstinence education has been found to be ineffective in decreasing HIV risk in the developed world.
- He said that the Abstinence Education program would teach America's youth that abstinence is the most effective means of preventing pregnancy, abortion, and sexually transmitted diseases.
- Since the mid-1990s abstinence education has been introduced in some UK schools.