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单词 temperance
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
tem•per•ance /ˈtɛmpərəns, ˈtɛmprəns/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. self-control;
    moderation or self-restraint.
  2. the act of never drinking alcoholic liquors.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tem•per•ance  (tem′pər əns, tem′prəns),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, etc.;
    self-control.
  2. habitual moderation in the indulgence of a natural appetite or passion, esp. in the use of alcoholic liquors.
  3. total abstinence from alcoholic liquors.
  • Latin temperantia self-control. See temper, -ance
  • Anglo-French
  • Middle English temperaunce 1200–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
temperance /ˈtɛmpərəns/ n
  1. restraint or moderation, esp in yielding to one's appetites or desires
  2. abstinence from alcoholic drink
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin temperantia, from temperāre to regulate
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