temperance
英 ['temp(?)r(?)ns]
美 ['t?mp?r?ns]
- n. 戒酒；節欲；（氣候等的）溫和
- adj. 溫暖的；有節制的
中文詞源
temperance 自我節制，克制，克己來自 temper,管控，調節，-ance,名詞后綴。引申詞義自我節制，克制等。
英文詞源
- temperance (n.)
- mid-14c., "self-restraint, moderation," from Anglo-French temperaunce (mid-13c.), from Latin temperantia "moderation, sobriety, discretion, self-control," from temperans, present participle of temperare "to moderate" (see temper (v.)). Latin temperantia was used by Cicero to translate Greek sophrosyne "moderation." In English, temperance was used to render Latin continentia or abstinentia, specifically in reference to drinking alcohol and eating; hence by early 1800s it had come to mean "abstinence from alcoholic drink."
雙語例句
- 1. The temperance league wanted to close all the saloons in town.
- 禁酒聯合會要關閉鎮上所有的酒吧.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The temperance [ dry ; anti - alcohol ] movement revived in the city.
- 這個城市的 禁酒 運動又活躍起來了.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. Temperance is the best physic.
- 節欲是最好的藥品.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The old man preached temperance to young people.
- 那位老人勸年輕人戒酒.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Maybe ALL the Temperance Taverns have got a ha'nted room, hey, Huck? "
- 也許所有的禁酒客棧都有個鬧鬼的房間, 喂, 哈克,你說是不是? ”
來自英漢文學 - 湯姆歷險