immoderate

IPA/ɪˈmɒdərət/
IPA/ɪˈmɑːdərət/

immoderate — 形容詞

  • immoderatepositive
  • more immoderatecomparative
  • most immoderatesuperlative

1. going past what most people would consider sensible, healthy, or normal — descri

1.形容詞C2
釋義

過度的

超出合理或健康範圍的

going past what most people would consider sensible, healthy, or normal — describing behaviour, feelings, or amounts that have gone clearly too far.

例句

The doctor warned Zuri that her immoderate drinking would soon damage her liver.

醫生警告 Zuri，她無節制的飲酒將很快損害她的肝臟。

common collocation: immoderate drinking / eating

Saira spent an immoderate amount of money on shoes after her first paycheck.

Saira 在領到第一份薪水後，花了過多的錢買鞋子。

pattern: an immoderate amount of [noun]

常見搭配
  • immoderate drinking
  • immoderate eating
  • immoderate amount
  • immoderate use
  • immoderate response
  • immoderate praise
  • immoderate demands
同義詞
  • excessive

    more common everyday word; same core meaning but neutral in register

  • intemperate

    even more formal; often used of speech or language that is harshly worded

  • extravagant

    focuses on spending or showy display, not on quantity in general

  • inordinate

    formal; stresses an amount disproportionate to what the situation calls for

反義詞
  • moderate

    the direct opposite — within reasonable limits

  • restrained

    emphasises self-control, especially of feelings or words

  • temperate

    formal; particularly of habits, speech, or climate

用法筆記

Formal and slightly disapproving — the speaker is judging the behaviour or quantity as having clearly crossed a line. Most often modifies abstract nouns (drinking, praise, response, use, demands) rather than concrete objects.

常見錯誤

an immoderate chair
an expensive chair
'immoderate' describes amounts, behaviours or reactions, not physical objects themselves.
She is immoderate' (standalone)
She is immoderate in her habits.
usually needs a prepositional phrase ('in...') or modifies a noun.

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名詞搭配

常用片語

  • an immoderate amount of

介系詞搭配

  • immoderate in (one's habits)