temperance
- IPA[ˈtemp(ə)rəns]
美式
- abstinence from alcoholic drink；the quality of moderation or self-restraint
noun: temperance
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. abstinence from alcoholic drink Davies was a strict advocate of temperance more than two-thirds of the people there had publicly taken the pledge of temperance 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. the quality of moderation or self-restraint the whole multitude of men lack temperance in their lives, either from ignorance or from want of self-control a story of the struggle to achieve temperance 同義詞 反義詞
