单词	sobriety
释义	sobrietyso‧bri‧e‧ty /səˈbraɪəti/ noun [uncountable] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINsobriety Origin: 1400-1500 Old French sobrieté, from Latin sobrietas, from sobrius; ➔ SOBER1 Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Terry had many periods of sobriety, including eight years in the 1980s. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And he'd been more unkind than usual in this odd period of sobriety. As for the teacher, in most eases, he behaves with a sense of sobriety. But, employing the commercial sobriety for which they were being approached, they all refused. His sobriety and temperament are questionable. Looking around the room, I was immediately struck by the sobriety of these undergraduates. Mortified by the twist in his sobriety, George decided to go the whole hog and join the Total Abstinence Society. That was our one break with sobriety. When he was through, Tip sensed the awkward sobriety that had overcome his table. 1when someone is not drunk:  John had periods of sobriety, but always went back to drinking.2behaviour that shows a serious attitude to life
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