單詞
intemperance
英 [?n'temp(?)r(?)ns]
美
基本信息
- n. 不節制；酗酒；過度
詞態變化
形容詞:?intemperate;
英文詞源
- intemperance (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French intemperance (14c.), from Latin intemperantia "intemperateness, immoderation, excess," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + temperantia (see temperance). Originally of climate; meaning "lack of moderation" in English is from 1540s.
雙語例句
- 1. He thought of her serenity as a foil for his intemperance.
- 在他看來，她的平靜反襯出了他的放縱。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Health does not consist with intemperance.
- 健康與縱欲[無節制]不能相容.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. She accepted his frequent intemperance as part of the climate.
- 對于他酗酒的惡習,她安之若素.
來自辭典例句
- 4. There was an American didacticism that went beyond condemning slavery or intemperance.
- 美國有一種說教,不只譴責奴隸制度和酗酒放縱.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Intemperance is naturally punished with diseases.
- 行為放蕩會自然地招致疾病的懲罰.
來自辭典例句
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