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temperance in (doing) sth
表示在某个具体方面保持节制，常接饮食、饮酒等名词或动名词。
He believes in temperance in all things.
他相信凡事都应有节制。
节制；克制
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节制；克制
Habitual moderation in satisfying natural desires and passions; restrained indulgence.
He believes in temperance in all things.
他相信凡事都应有节制。
对自然欲望和激情的习惯性节制；有节制或适度的放纵。
Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence.
在饮用致醉饮料方面的节制,有时指戒酒。
Moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.
激情的节制；冷静。
Moderation of passion; calmness.
Temperance at meals means stopping before you are completely full.
饮食节制意味着在完全吃饱之前停下来。
His temperance surprised us, because he chose water instead of his usual soda.
他的节制让我们惊讶，因为他选择喝水而不是常喝的汽水。
They practiced temperance by keeping their spending within a monthly budget.
他们通过把开支控制在每月预算内来实践节制。
表示在某个具体方面保持节制，常接饮食、饮酒等名词或动名词。
He believes in temperance in all things.
他相信凡事都应有节制。
表示对某种情绪或欲望的克制，如 temperance of passion（激情的节制）。
Temperance of passion is not indifference.
激情的节制并非冷漠。
practice 也可拼作 practise；该搭配强调在行为中体现节制。
She practices temperance in her daily habits.
她在日常习惯中践行节制。
Not this
You should temperance your drinking.
Use this
You should temper your drinking.
temperance 是名词，不能直接作动词带宾语；表示“节制”这一动作时应用动词 temper。
Not this
The temperance in Beijing is very high today.
Use this
The temperature in Beijing is very high today.
temperance 意为“节制、禁酒”，与 temperature“温度”形近但意义不同；表示天气温度应为 temperature。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
禁酒运动
The temperance movement gained strength in the 19th century.
19世纪，禁酒运动声势渐强。
禁酒协会
She joined a local temperance society to promote sober living.
她加入了一个当地的禁酒协会以提倡清醒生活。
禁酒倡导者
As a temperance advocate, he gave speeches against the sale of liquor.
作为禁酒倡导者，他发表演讲反对出售烈酒。
戒酒誓言
Many members signed the temperance pledge and vowed never to drink alcohol.
许多成员签署了戒酒誓言，发誓再也不喝酒。
做到节制
If you practice temperance in eating and drinking, you will feel healthier.
如果你在饮食上做到节制，你会感觉更健康。
节制就是对一切有益健康的事物适度，对一切有害的事物彻底戒绝。
Mark Twain's famous epigram suggests that temperance is not just avoiding alcohol but applying wise limits to all parts of life.
马克·吐温的这句名言表明，节制不只是戒酒，而是在生活的各个方面都运用明智的限度。
节制和劳动是人类最好的两位医生。
Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote that temperance and hard work could keep a person healthy without relying on medicine.
让-雅克·卢梭写道，节制和辛勤工作能让人在不依赖药物的情况下保持健康。
Use temperance naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住 temper 有“控制情绪”之意，加上 -ance 表状态：冷静掌控欲望和酒杯，就是节制。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal essays、philosophical texts、public speeches 表示“节制、适度”这一义项时，temperance 多用于正式或书面语境，比较常见于议论文、哲学论述及文学作品中；日常口语中不常用，口语里较自然的是 moderation 或 self-control。
不可数名词，表示节制或戒酒。
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