音标:['tempәrәns] ;
n. 节欲, 戒酒, 禁酒, 节制
[医] 节制(饮食等), 戒酒
n. the trait of avoiding excesses
n. the act of tempering
词型变化:名词复数形式 : temperances
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temperance的用法和样例:

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  1. Temperance is the best physic.节欲是灵丹妙药。
  2. The temperance league wanted to close all the saloons in town.禁酒联合会要关闭镇上所有的酒吧。
  3. In the temperance question, Mr White takes his stand on total abstinence.在戒酒问题上,怀特先生是主张完全戒掉。
  4. Temperance is the greatest of virtues.自我节制是最大的美德。
  5. The patient had to practice temperance in eating and drinking.这个病人不得不节制饮食。

词汇搭配

  • temperance drinks无酒精饮料, 无醇饮...

经典引文

  • It pleased God to give me much patience and temperance to beare this..ingratitude.

    出自:B. Whitelocke
  • Temperance is the excellence of the will in controlling the passion for pleasure.

    出自:H. E. Manning
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