late 14c., "action of emptying," from avoid + -ance. Sense of "action of dodging or shunning" is recorded from early 15c.; it also meant "action of making legally invalid," 1620s; "becoming vacant" (of an office, etc.), mid-15c.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. A person's health improves with the avoidance of stress.
一個(gè)人只要避免緊張，健康狀況就會(huì)改善。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. Sometimes, avoidance of one particular food will have this beneficial effect, though admittedly rarely.