temperance

[US]/'temp(ə)r(ə)ns/
[UK]/'tɛmpərəns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 节制(尤指饮食);节欲戒酒
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Example Sentences

their temperance is admirable.

他们的节制令人佩服。

practise temperance in diet

节制饮食

Temperance is the best physic.

节欲是最好的药品。

Teetotalers preach temperance for everyone.

完全戒酒者为每个人祈祷节制饮酒。

negotiations marked by the temperance of the participants),

参与各方都很克制的谈判),

The old man preached temperance to young people.

那位老人劝年轻人戒酒。

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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