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temperance
[英] [ˈtempərəns, ˈtemprəns] [美] [ˈtɛmpərəns, ˈtɛmprəns] 生词本

n.

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1. N-UNCOUNT 戒酒;禁酒 If you believe in temperance, you disapprove of drinking alcohol. 

  • ...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

2. N-UNCOUNT 节制;有分寸;自我克制 A person who shows temperance has a strong mind and does not eat too much, drink too much, or do too much of anything. 

  • 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。

Noun

1. the trait of avoiding excesses

2. abstaining from excess

3. the act of tempering

1. Temperance is the best physic.
节欲是最好的药品。

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2. The old man preached temperance to young people.
那位老人劝年轻人戒酒。

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3. 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。

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4. 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。

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