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

• He is an apostle of temperance.
  他是一个禁烟的宣传者。
• 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。
• After supper he talked to him about temperance and such things till the old man cried.
  吃完了晚饭，他给他讲了一套关于戒酒的大道理，讲得老头子直抹眼泪。
• Aristotle advocates the golden mean principle of consumption ethics, objects to waste and miserliness, attaches importance to temperance, and emphasizes the education of people's consumption ethics.
  亚里士多德主张“中道”的消费伦理原则，反对“浪费”和“吝啬”，注重“节制”，强调对人们进行消费道德教育。
• He believed in temperance in all things.
  他认为凡事都要适度。
• Temperance and exercise conduce to good health.
  节制与运动有益于健康。
• Exercise, temperance, fresh air, and needful rest are the best of all physicians.
  常锻炼、好脾气、新鲜空气，还有必要的休息，是最好的医生。
• 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。
• Temperance involves much more control than moderation in drink.
  节制包括的远不止饮酒方面的自制。