temperance 音标拼音: [t'ɛmpɚəns] [t'ɛmprəns]
a . 温暖的,温和的,有节制的
温暖的,温和的,有节制的
temperance n 1 :
the trait of avoiding excesses [
synonym : {
temperance },
{
moderation }] [
ant : {
intemperance }]
2 :
abstaining from excess [
synonym : {
sobriety }, {
temperance }]
3 :
the act of tempering Temperance \
Tem "
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n . [
L .
temperantia :
cf .
F .
temp ['
e ]
rance .
See {
Temper },
v .
t .]
1 .
Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions ;
restrained or moderate indulgence ;
moderation ;
as ,
temperance in eating and drinking ;
temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth ;
specifically ,
moderation ,
and sometimes abstinence ,
in respect to using intoxicating liquors .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Moderation of passion ;
patience ;
calmness ;
sedateness .
[
R .] "
A gentleman of all temperance ." --
Shak .
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He calmed his wrath with goodly temperance .
--
Spenser .
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3 .
State with regard to heat or cold ;
temperature . [
Obs .]
"
Tender and delicate temperance ." --
Shak .
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{
Temperance society },
an association formed for the purpose of diminishing or stopping the use of alcoholic liquors as a beverage .
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1913 Webster ]
82 Moby Thesaurus words for "
temperance ":
Rechabitism ,
abnegation ,
abstemiousness ,
abstinence ,
asceticism ,
austerity ,
calm ,
calmness ,
cardinal virtues ,
charity ,
conservatism ,
constraint ,
continence ,
control ,
cool ,
dispassion ,
eschewal ,
evenness ,
faith ,
forbearance ,
forgoing ,
fortitude ,
gentleness ,
golden mean ,
gravity ,
happy medium ,
hope ,
impartiality ,
judiciousness ,
juste -
milieu ,
justice ,
lenity ,
love ,
measure ,
meden agan ,
middle way ,
mildness ,
moderateness ,
moderation ,
moderationism ,
mortification ,
natural virtues ,
neutrality ,
nonviolence ,
nothing in excess ,
pacifism ,
prohibition ,
prudence ,
reasonableness ,
refrainment ,
repose ,
restraint ,
sacrifice ,
sedateness ,
self -
abnegation ,
self -
control ,
self -
denial ,
self -
discipline ,
self -
restraint ,
serenity ,
seriousness ,
sober -
mindedness ,
soberness ,
sobersidedness ,
sobersides ,
sobriety ,
solemnity ,
stability ,
staidness ,
steadiness ,
supernatural virtues ,
teetotalism ,
temperateness ,
theological virtues ,
tranquillity ,
undrunkenness ,
unexcessiveness ,
unextravagance ,
unextremeness ,
uninebriatedness ,
unintoxicatedness ,
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