sobriety

英 [səˈbraɪəti]

美 [səˈbraɪəti]

n.  未醉; 持重; 冷静

GRETEM8

BNC.33009 / COCA.16615

牛津词典

noun

• 未醉
  the state of being sober (= not being drunk)
• 持重；冷静
  the fact of being sensible and serious

柯林斯词典

• 清醒(指未喝醉)
  Sobrietyis the state of being sober rather than drunk.
• N-UNCOUNT 严肃;持重
  Sobrietyis serious and thoughtful behaviour.
  1. ...the values society depends upon, such as honesty, sobriety and trust.
     社会赖以维系下去的价值观，例如诚实、持重和信任

英英释义

noun

• abstaining from excess
  Synonym:temperance
• a manner that is serious and solemn
  Synonym:gravenessgravitysobernesssombernesssombreness
• moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs
  Synonym:dryness
• the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
  Synonym:soberness

双语例句

• But the likelihood is that for the next few years, anyway, all will be caution and sobriety.
  但无论如何，未来几年很可能出现的情况是谨慎和节制成为主基调。
• He recounts the decency and regularity of former times, and celebrates the discipline and sobriety of the age in which his youth was passed.
  他列举了过去的礼仪和程序，赞美他年轻时经过的纪律严明的时代。
• Wise after the calamity, central bankers, market regulators and the rest are already saying what are needed are tighter rules, closer oversight and a premium on sobriety.
  灾难发生后，央行官员、市场监管者以及其他管理者变得聪明了，他们表示，现在需要的是更加严格的制度、更加紧密的监督和对保持清醒的奖励。
• A new sobriety was demonstrated by UK bank Halifax, which retired Howard, its singing bank manager.
  新的严肃风格在英国银行halifax得到体现，该行撤下唱歌的银行经理霍华德（howard）。
• It is the self-discipline of a man that enables him to pursue success with superior diligence and sobriety.
  自律使人能够更加勤奋、更加冷静地来追求成功。
• The answer to the first question is that the British policymaking elite was shocked into sobriety by the eurozone fiscal crisis.
  第一个问题的答案是，欧元区财政危机让英国决策者受到震动而变得清醒。
• Since then we've had four years of panic, alleged reform and a return to financial sobriety.
  从那时起，我们恐慌不已地进行了四年所谓改革，并重归财务审慎。
• Sir, I'm going to give you a sobriety test.
  先生，我现在要对你进行一下清醒度测试。
• You had to get to Henry in those moments of sobriety.
  你必须在亨利清醒的时刻同他打交道。
• This year the European Central Bank ( ECB), in Frankfurt, did its bit for renewed sobriety.
  可在法兰克福的欧洲中央银行今年却再度宿醉未醒。