intemperate

英 [ɪn'temp(ə)rət]美 [ɪn'tɛmpərət]
  • adj. 放纵的；酗酒的；酷烈的

中文词源

intemperate 无节制的，放纵的

in-,不，非，temperate,有节制的。

英文词源

intemperate (adj.)
"characterized by excessive indulgence in a passion or appetite," late 14c., from Latin intemperatus "untempered, inclement, immoderate," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + temperantia (see temperance). Related: Intemperately.

双语例句

1. The tone of the article is intemperate.
文章的语气过激了。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Many people felt threatened by Arther's forceful, sometimes intemperate style.
很多人都觉得阿瑟的强硬的 、 有时过激的作风咄咄逼人.
来自辞典例句
3. The style was hurried, the tone intemperate.
匆促的笔调, 放纵的语气.
来自辞典例句
4. He was immediately led from the arena, and was warmly rebuked for his intemperate haste.
他立刻被带出场, 由于他暴烈性子他受到狠狠的训斥.
来自辞典例句
5. I wrote a decidedly intemperate journal entry on Byron's thunderbolt visit and its miserable outcome.
我曾以非常激烈的措词写下一篇日记,记叙拜伦的突然来访,以及它的可悲结局.
来自辞典例句