intemperance

英 [ɪn'temp(ə)r(ə)ns]美
  • n. 不节制；酗酒；过度

英文词源

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.

双语例句

1. He thought of her serenity as a foil for his intemperance.
在他看来，她的平静反衬出了他的放纵。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Health does not consist with intemperance.
健康与纵欲[无节制]不能相容.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. She accepted his frequent intemperance as part of the climate.
对于他酗酒的恶习,她安之若素.
来自辞典例句
4. There was an American didacticism that went beyond condemning slavery or intemperance.
美国有一种说教,不只谴责奴隶制度和酗酒放纵.
来自辞典例句
5. Intemperance is naturally punished with diseases.
行为放荡会自然地招致疾病的惩罚.
来自辞典例句