英语词汇“temperance”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	temperance
释义	tem·per·ance \ˈtemp(ə)rən(t)s, -pərn-\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English temperaunce, from Latin temperantia, from temperant-, temperans (present participle of temperare to mix, blend, regulate, restrain oneself, abstain) + -ia -y — more at temper 1. a. : moderation in action, thought, or feeling : restraint < the cardinal virtues of prudence, justice, temperance, fortitude > < public opinion … its temperance or caprice — A.E.Stevenson †1965 > < compositions marked by temperance, serious reflection, and and expert writing — New Yorker > b. : habitual moderation in the indulgence of the appetites or passions : self-control < preaches temperance in the enjoyment of the pleasures of bed and table > < his own … perfect temperance had in it a fascinating power — Walter Pater > specifically : moderation in or abstinence from the use of intoxicating drink : sobriety < temperance in those days was generally understood to mean total abstinence — John Lardner > 2. a. obsolete : the proper mixture or proportion of elements or qualities; especially : the combination producing the desired state of a substance : consistency < boiled until they come unto a soft temperance — Edward Topsell > b. : mildness of weather or climate : temperateness < this island … must needs be of subtle, tender and delicate temperance — Shakespeare >
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