temperateness
temperateness — 名詞
1. the practice of keeping your desires, habits, and actions within balanced, reaso
節制；適度
慾望或行為上的節制
the practice of keeping your desires, habits, and actions within balanced, reasonable limits — not eating, drinking, or behaving too much or too often.
The elderly monk practiced temperateness in all things, eating only two simple meals each day.
那位年長的僧侶在所有事情上都實踐節制，每天只吃兩頓簡單的餐食。
temperateness in + noun phrase
Her temperateness at the banquet impressed the hosts — she took one small portion of each dish and stopped there.
她在宴會上的節制令主人印象深刻——每道菜只取一小份，而且就此打住。
The doctor warned that temperateness in diet was better than any extreme fasting plan for long-term health.
醫生警告說，飲食上的節制比任何極端的禁食計劃更有利於長期健康。
temperateness in + noun (diet)
Many traditional cultures teach that temperateness in daily habits leads to a longer, happier life.
許多傳統文化都教導人們，日常習慣的節制能帶來更長久、更快樂的人生。
- practice temperateness
- temperateness in diet
- temperateness in habits
- show temperateness
- value temperateness
- moderation
More common than 'temperateness'; used in everyday contexts for reasonable limits in all areas.
- restraint
Focuses more on holding back a specific impulse rather than a general lifestyle of balance.
- self-control
Emphasizes personal discipline and willpower; more common in psychology and self-help.
- excess
The opposite quality — doing or having too much of something.
- indulgence
Giving in freely to desires without limit; less extreme than 'excess'.
文法句型
temperateness in + noun/gerund
用法筆記
Uncountable noun — never used with 'a' or 'an'. Frequently paired with the preposition 'in' followed by a noun phrase describing the area of moderation (e.g. 'temperateness in eating').
常見錯誤
2. the choice to drink no alcohol at all, or to drink only very small amounts — oft
戒酒；節酒
不飲酒或僅飲微量酒精
the choice to drink no alcohol at all, or to drink only very small amounts — often based on personal, moral, or health reasons.
Faisal's commitment to temperateness meant that he never touched wine or beer at any social gathering.
Faisal 對戒酒的堅持意味著他在任何社交場合都從不碰葡萄酒或啤酒。
temperateness meaning 'no alcohol at all'
The club's rules on temperateness allowed each member a single glass of wine during formal dinners.
該俱樂部關於節酒的規定允許每位會員在正式晚宴上喝一杯葡萄酒。
Her family's long tradition of temperateness meant that no alcoholic drinks were ever served at their table.
她家族長久以來的節酒傳統意味著他們的餐桌上從不供應酒精飲料。
tradition of temperateness
In the early twentieth century, groups promoting temperateness became a powerful political force in several countries.
在二十世紀初期，提倡戒酒的團體在幾個國家成為強大的政治力量。
- believe in temperateness
- practice temperateness
- a tradition of temperateness
- promote temperateness
- temperateness regarding alcohol
- temperance
The standard and more common word for this specific meaning; 'temperateness' is rarer and more formal.
- sobriety
Emphasizes the state of not being drunk; also used for recovery from alcohol addiction.
- abstinence
A stricter term — means complete avoidance, not just moderation.
- intemperance
The formal opposite — habitual excessive drinking.
- drunkenness
The state of being drunk; more concrete and common.
文法句型
temperateness in + drinking / alcohol consumption
用法筆記
Historically associated with the temperance movement of the 19th–20th centuries. In modern use, 'temperateness' in this sense can refer either to total abstinence or to moderate drinking — context determines which. The adjective 'temperate' is more common than the noun in everyday conversation.
常見錯誤
3. the ability to control your own emotions and reactions — especially feelings of
克制；自制
對情緒或衝動的自我克制
the ability to control your own emotions and reactions — especially feelings of anger, excitement, or frustration — so that you do not say or do something extreme.
Even when the customer shouted at her unfairly, Nadia showed remarkable temperateness and answered in a calm, low voice.
即使顧客不公平地對她大吼大叫，Nadia 仍展現出驚人的克制，以平靜低沉的語氣回應。
temperateness in the face of anger
The team leader's temperateness during the crisis prevented panic and kept everyone focused on the solution.
團隊領袖在危機中的自制防止了恐慌蔓延，讓大家專注於解決問題。
Tariq's temperateness with his temper made him a trusted friend — he never said hurtful things during arguments.
Tariq 天生對脾氣的克制使他成為值得信賴的朋友——他從不在爭論的火頭上說傷人的話。
temperateness with + emotion noun
In court, the judge's temperateness ensured that both sides were heard fully before any decision was reached.
在法庭上，法官的自制確保了雙方在做出決定前都能充分陳述自己的觀點。
- temperateness with one's temper
- show temperateness
- remarkable temperateness
- natural temperateness
- temperateness in the face of
- composure
Focuses on remaining calm under pressure; more common in descriptions of difficult situations.
- self-restraint
Deliberately stopping yourself from acting on an impulse; slightly more active than 'temperateness'.
- equanimity
Mental calmness even in difficult situations; a more poetic and less common word than 'temperateness'.
- temper
A quick, uncontrolled anger or bad mood — the opposite of emotional restraint.
- impetuosity
Acting suddenly without thought; doing things on impulse without self-control.
文法句型
temperateness in + noun/gerund (emotion, reaction)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 covers general lifestyle moderation (eating, spending, habits), while sense 3 is specifically about emotional reactions. This sense often collocates with words for strong feelings: 'anger', 'temper', 'frustration', 'excitement'.
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4. the quality of weather or climate that is neither extremely hot nor extremely co
溫和
氣候或天氣的溫和宜人
the quality of weather or climate that is neither extremely hot nor extremely cold — pleasant, balanced conditions that are comfortable for most outdoor activities.
The temperateness of the spring climate in Kyoto made long walks through the gardens a daily pleasure.
京都春季氣候的溫和，使得在花園中長時間漫步成為一種日常享受。
temperateness of + climate
Tourists visit the California coast year-round because of the temperateness of its mild, sunny weather.
遊客全年造訪加州海岸，因為這裡天氣溫和晴朗，非常宜人。
Farmers in the region depend on the temperateness of the winters to keep their crops alive through the cold months.
該地區的農民仰賴冬季氣候的溫和，才能在寒冷的月份裡保住農作物。
depend on the temperateness of + noun
The island's climate is known for its temperateness — rarely below ten or above twenty-five degrees.
這座島嶼以其氣候溫和而聞名——氣溫很少低於十度或高於二十五度。
- temperateness of the climate
- temperateness of the weather
- famous for the temperateness
- depend on the temperateness
- mildness
Much more common in everyday descriptions of weather; less formal than 'temperateness'.
- moderation
Can describe weather that is not extreme, but 'mild' is more typical.
文法句型
temperateness of + climate / weather
用法筆記
This is the only sense of 'temperateness' that describes a physical property of the environment rather than a human quality. 'Mildness' and 'moderation' are far more common for this meaning. 'Temperate climate' (adjective + noun) is much more frequent than the noun 'temperateness'.
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同根字
- temperate形容詞B2
- temperately副詞C1
- temperance名詞B2
- intemperate形容詞C1
- intemperance名詞C2