英:[ˈtempərəns]
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英:[ˈtempərəns]
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tem·per·ance
tem p rns [or] tem prns
词根:temper
adj.temperate 温和的;适度的;有节制的
tempered 缓和的,温和的;调节的;有…气质的
adv.temperately 适度地;有节制地
n.temper 脾气;(钢等)回火;性情;倾向
tempering [机] 回火
temperateness 节制,适度;温和
v.tempered 调和(temper的过去分词)
tempering 调和(temper的ing形式)
vi.temper 回火;调和
vt.temper 使回火;锻炼;调和;使缓和
noun
moderation in action, emotion, speech, or the like; self-restraint.
habitual moderation in the use of alcoholic drink, or complete abstinence.His doctor urged temperance, as his immoderate drinking and eating were endangering his health.
"自我克制,节制",源于中古英语的 Anglo-French temperaunce(公元13世纪中期),源于拉丁语的 temperantia "节制,清醒,谨慎,自我控制",源于 temperare 的现在分词 temperans,意为"调节"(参见 temper(v.))。拉丁语的 temperantia 被西塞罗用来翻译希腊语的 sophrosyne "节制"。在英语中, temperance 被用来翻译拉丁语的 continentia 或 abstinentia,特别是指饮酒和进食; 因此,在19世纪初,它已经意味着"戒酒"。
Middle English temperaunce, borrowed from Anglo-French temprance, temperance, borrowed from Latin temperantia "self-control, moderation, restraint," noun derivative from temperant-, temperans, present participle of temperāre "to exercise moderation, restrain oneself" — more at temper >entry 2
The first known use of temperance was in the 14th century
temper1 of 2verb
moderate entry 2 sense 1, soften
temper justice with mercy
to control by reducing : subdue
temper one's anger
to bring (as steel or glass) to the desired hardness or strength by heating and cooling
to be or become tempered
temper2 of 2noun
characteristic manner of feeling
the temper of the times
the hardness or toughness of a substance
the temper of a knife blade
a characteristic state of mind or state of feeling : disposition
calmness of mind : composure
lost my temper
state of feeling or state of mind at a particular time
a state of anger
left in a temper
the quality of being easily angered
has a hot temper
temperedadjective
made moderate
strictness tempered by compassion
having a particular kind of temper—used in combination
a bad-tempered dog
brought to the desired state (as of hardness, toughness, or flexibility) tempered glass
tempered steel
temperaturenoun
the degree of hotness or coldness of something (as air, water, or the body) as shown by a thermometer
fever sense 1a
have a temperature
temperaturenoun
the degree of hotness or coldness of something (as air, water, or the body) as shown by a thermometer
fever sense 1a
have a temperature
temperateadjective
being or kept within limits
not going too far in satisfying one's needs or desires
not drinking much liquor
marked by self-control : restrained
temperate speech
having or associated with a climate that is usually mild without extremely cold or extremely hot temperatures
temperateadjective
being or kept within limits
not going too far in satisfying one's needs or desires
not drinking much liquor
marked by self-control : restrained
temperate speech
having or associated with a climate that is usually mild without extremely cold or extremely hot temperatures
temperateadjective
being or kept within limits
not going too far in satisfying one's needs or desires
not drinking much liquor
marked by self-control : restrained
temperate speech
having or associated with a climate that is usually mild without extremely cold or extremely hot temperatures
temperancenoun
control over one's acts, thoughts, or feelings : moderation, restraint
the use of little or no alcoholic drink
temperancenoun
habitual moderation in the indulgence of the appetites or passionsspecifically: moderation in or abstinence from the use of alcoholic beverages
1 In the pilot, directed by Martin Scorsese, Buscemi makes his entrance as an honored guest at an Atlantic City temperance union meeting.
2 Wisdom, Courage and Temperance are directly related to one's own self-control;
智慧、勇气、节欲都与一个人的自我控制有关;
3 There are poplar groves surrounding historic temperance camps and churches of such refined severity that architects from around the world come to study them.
4 Maybe ALL the Temperance Taverns have got a ha'nted room, hey, Huck? "
也许所有的禁酒客栈都有个闹鬼的房间, 喂, 哈克,你说是不是? ”
5 Miep drank ten schnapps and smoked three cigarettes—could this be our temperance advocate?
6 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。
7 An 1876 letter to Willard displayed here, from Susan B. Anthony, cheers the linkage of women’s suffrage to the temperance movement.
8 It was a logical next step for them to realize that they could support suffrage as a means of realizing their temperance goals.
9 They each have histories of heavy alcohol consumption, and also of large-scale temperance movements; the American sociologist Harry G. Levine considers them “temperance cultures.”
10 Stanton wanted to increase the number of suffragists, but she worried that most temperance workers had no real interest in women’s rights.
11 TEMPERANCE. Eat not to dullness ; drink not to elevation.
自制. 自我克制,不放纵自己.
12 It’s 1931 as Prohibition winds down after 11 years of forced temperance.
13 Later, he all but disowned his successful 1842 temperance novel “Franklin Evans; or The Inebriate,” and had little interest in seeing his short fiction revived.
14 Healthy eating, temperance, decorum, and sensible behavior are all bourgeois to a proletariat that revels in the moment, unfettered by concerns about interest rates and the “slow dime.”
15 It pleased God to give me much patience and temperance to beare this..ingratitude.
16 It was fairly modest in size until 1873, when a temperance revival swept across Ohio and western New York.
17 And as the temperance movement began picking up steam and local counties started going dry, Martinelli's had their alternative locked and loaded when the 18th Amendment passed.
18 And therefore that temperance men are good men?
因此有节制的人是好人吗?
19 He used his fortune to finance liberal causes, including abolition, temperance, and women’s rights.
20 In August 1853, several months after her betrayal by the men in the temperance movement, Anthony attended the New York teachers’ convention in Rochester, New York.
2 节欲
3 克制
low-key restrained contained contd. control discipline restraint inhibition austerity composure forbearance retenue keep hold withhold forbear contain possess subdue mortify abnegate fight down govern oneself cork up hold in
5 适应
adaptive adjusted oriented adapted accommodative adjustment accommodation orientation adaptation acclimatization adjust adapt accommodate acclimate acclimatise season fit measure square suit tune tailor conform orient naturalize reorient attemper get the feel of get adapted to adapt to settle into conditioned to used to
6 节制
temperate abstinent reserve restraint moderation abstinence sobriety forbearance continence abstention reticence abstain forbear moderate stint abjure mitigating restrained mitigate understated abstemious moderately abstemiously abstinency holddown abstemiousness refrain continent diet restrainedly chasten season deny yourself control regulation modesty retenue
7 戒酒
dry sobriety nondrinking on the tack abstention abstain detoxify on the wagon detoxification dry out kick the booze kick the drug kick the habit be on the wagon go on the wagon detox temperate abstinence
8 克己
renunciation self-denial abnegation self-denying self-control self-government continence self-command self-abnegation
10 滴酒不沾
11 自我克制
13 自制
homemade do-it-yourself homegrown self-governed control reserve restriction possession restraint self-control forbearance self-government renunciation continence self-restraint self-mastery self-command retenue contain spare withhold refrain constrain oneself govern oneself deny oneself poised poise stoicism abnegation forbear continent self-contained self-governing sostenuto self-abnegation