Sobriety
[sə'braɪətɪ] or [sə'braɪəti]
解释:
(noun.) abstaining from excess.
(noun.) moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs.
埃米尔校对--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) Habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of spirituous liquors; as, a man of sobriety.
(n.) Habitual freedom from enthusiasm, inordinate passion, or overheated imagination; calmness; coolness; gravity; seriousness; as, the sobriety of riper years.
录入:厄普顿
同义词及近义词：
n. [1]. Temperance, abstemiousness, abstinence.[2]. Calmness, coolness, sedateness, soberness, demureness, thoughtfulness, gravity.
整理:塞尔瓦托
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Soberness, temperance, abstemiousness
ANT:Intemperance
校对:马奇
例句:
- Remember that cleanliness, sobriety, and even good-humour and benevolence, are our best medicines. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- I tell you, he's a regular hearse for blackness and sobriety, and will drive you like a funeral, if you want. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
- It's all godliness, sobriety, and a moral life. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- It deserves to be remarked, too, that if we consult experience, the cheapness of wine seems to be a cause, not of drunkenness, but of sobriety. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- Thus must I soon again listen and wander; and this shadow of the future stole with timely sobriety across the radiant present. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- Jo had sudden fits of sobriety, and was seen to shake her fist at Mr. Brooke's umbrella, which had been left in the hall. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
整理:马提