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。