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单词 insobriety
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Definition of insobriety in English:

insobriety

noun ɪnsəˈbrʌɪətiˌɪnsəˈbraɪədi
mass noun
  • Drunkenness.

    the defendant was in a state of insobriety
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For him, ‘the Methodist conscience of Britain has been replaced by greed, insobriety and the worship of wealth’.
    • In this case you have to factor in alcohol, albeit I know there is a finding of sobriety, or not of insobriety; giddiness; certainly tiredness; early hours of the morning.
    • It was necessary for his Honour also to reach a conclusion that the insobriety of Smith was such that the appellant knew or ought to have known of his unfitness to drive the vehicle.
    • The ‘fact’ of European insobriety has been cited last year in letters to The Journal of the American Medical Association and The Washington Post.
    • Student insobriety and its management are not new to college authorities.
    • They have a lot to answer for in launching him as an ambassador of Scottish insobriety upon the world.
    • His worldview seems to neglect that millions of people enjoy alcohol for purposes other than achieving insobriety.
    • For she would always move away, as long as there was a despicable husband that yelled and disturbed the neighbors, and broke objects in a constant state of insobriety.
    • We are also told that insobriety was a thing of the past at wakes on these islands.
    • Her state of insobriety had distracted Chris to such an extent that he really hadn't paid much attention to the contents of the serving tray.
    • The risk is far greater than driving a car in a similar condition of insobriety.
    Synonyms
    drunkenness, intoxication, inebriation, tipsiness
    intemperance, overindulgence, overconsumption, debauchery
    hard drinking, serious drinking, heavy drinking, alcoholism, alcohol abuse, dipsomania
    rare inebriety, sottishness, bibulousness, crapulence
 
 

Definition of insobriety in US English:

insobriety

nounˌinsəˈbrīədēˌɪnsəˈbraɪədi
  • Drunkenness.

    the defendant was in a state of insobriety
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was necessary for his Honour also to reach a conclusion that the insobriety of Smith was such that the appellant knew or ought to have known of his unfitness to drive the vehicle.
    • For him, ‘the Methodist conscience of Britain has been replaced by greed, insobriety and the worship of wealth’.
    • In this case you have to factor in alcohol, albeit I know there is a finding of sobriety, or not of insobriety; giddiness; certainly tiredness; early hours of the morning.
    • The risk is far greater than driving a car in a similar condition of insobriety.
    • They have a lot to answer for in launching him as an ambassador of Scottish insobriety upon the world.
    • The ‘fact’ of European insobriety has been cited last year in letters to The Journal of the American Medical Association and The Washington Post.
    • Student insobriety and its management are not new to college authorities.
    • Her state of insobriety had distracted Chris to such an extent that he really hadn't paid much attention to the contents of the serving tray.
    • For she would always move away, as long as there was a despicable husband that yelled and disturbed the neighbors, and broke objects in a constant state of insobriety.
    • His worldview seems to neglect that millions of people enjoy alcohol for purposes other than achieving insobriety.
    • We are also told that insobriety was a thing of the past at wakes on these islands.
    Synonyms
    drunkenness, intoxication, inebriation, tipsiness
 
 
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