temperance

英 [ˈtempərəns]

美 [ˈtempərəns]

n.  (由于道德或宗教信仰而实行的)戒酒，禁酒，滴酒不沾; 自我克制; 克己; 节欲; 节食

TOEFL医学

BNC.15992 / COCA.21464

牛津词典

noun

• （由于道德或宗教信仰而实行的）戒酒，禁酒，滴酒不沾
  the practice of not drinking alcohol because of your moral or religious beliefs
• 自我克制；克己；节欲；节食
  the practice of controlling your behaviour, the amount you eat, etc., so that it is always reasonable

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 戒酒;禁酒
  If you believe intemperance, you disapprove of drinking alcohol.
  1. ...a reformed alcoholic extolling the joys of temperance.
     对戒酒的好处赞不绝口的已成功戒酒的酒徒
• N-UNCOUNT 节制;有分寸;自我克制
  A person who showstemperancehas a strong mind and does not eat too much, drink too much, or do too much of anything.
  1. The age of hedonism is being ushered out by a new era of temperance.
     享乐主义时代正让位于一个注重节制的时代。

英英释义

noun

• the act of tempering
• abstaining from excess
  Synonym:sobriety
• the trait of avoiding excesses
  Synonym:moderation

双语例句

• Thomas defined the four cardinal virtues as prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude.
  阿奎那将审慎、节制、正义、以及坚忍列为人类的四大美德。
• Last time I looked at prudence; now it's time for a little temperance.
  上次我说了审慎，这次我来谈一下节欲。
• Leadership in the temperance agitation in the north and Middle West was taken by the methodists, often more socially alert than other Protestant groups.
  卫理公会教徒取得北部和中西部禁酒运动的领导权，他们往往比其它新教徒集团对社会义务更具有警觉性。
• Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
  温柔，节制。这样的事，没有律法禁止。
• The temperance league wanted to close all the saloons in town.
  禁酒联合会要关闭镇上所有的酒吧。
• And you would infer that temperance is not only noble, but also good?
  你会从推论中得出节制不仅高尚的，而且也是好的吗？
• With temperance comes modesty, something that is not one of my personal best qualities.
  节欲会带来谦逊，谦逊并不是我所拥有的良好品质。
• Abstinence from food, or temperance in taking it, helps to strengthen the soul for intercourse with God.
  无论是完全禁食，或节制饮食，都会使人更有能力与神有交通。
• The temperance [ dry; anti-alcohol] movement revived in the city.
  这个城市的禁酒运动又活跃起来了。
• Let us pause a while on the two last fruits of the Spirit& Faith and Temperance.
  现在让我们思想最后两个圣灵的果子：信实与节制。