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单词 moderation
释义 mod·er·a·tion
\ˌmädəˈrāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English moderacion, from Latin moderation-, moderatio, from moderatus (past participle of moderare, moderari to moderate) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the quality or state of being moderate : an avoidance of extremes : temperateness
 < a man who knew no moderation in his requests and impulses — Thomas Hardy >
 < a moderation of speech and of outward attitude which gave conservative constituents a sense of security and radical constituents a gleam of hope — Jeannette P. Nichols >
2. : the action of moderating; specifically : a lessening of severity or intensity
 < international policy with respect to the control or moderation of depressions — A.H.Hansen >
3. moderations plural : the first public examination for the B.A. in classics or mathematics at Oxford university following responsions — called also mods

- in moderation
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