英语词汇“temperance”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

temperance

(tempərəns )

1. uncountable noun

If you believe in temperance, you disapprove of drinking alcohol.

...a reformed alcoholic extolling the joys of temperance.

Synonyms: teetotalism, abstinence, sobriety, abstemiousness

2. uncountable noun

A person who shows temperance has a strong mind and does not eat too much, drink too much, or do too much of anything. [formal]

The age of hedonism is being ushered out by a new era of temperance.

Synonyms: moderation, restraint, self-control, self-discipline

Quotations:

Temperance is the greatest of all the virtuesPlutarchMoralia

单词	temperance
释义	temperance (tempərəns ) 1. uncountable noun If you believe in temperance, you disapprove of drinking alcohol. ...a reformed alcoholic extolling the joys of temperance. Synonyms: teetotalism, abstinence, sobriety, abstemiousness 2. uncountable noun A person who shows temperance has a strong mind and does not eat too much, drink too much, or do too much of anything. [formal] The age of hedonism is being ushered out by a new era of temperance. Synonyms: moderation, restraint, self-control, self-discipline Quotations: Temperance is the greatest of all the virtuesPlutarchMoralia
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