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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   temperance

   • IPA[ˈtemp(ə)rəns]

   美式

   • n.
     abstinence from alcoholic drink；the quality of moderation or self-restraint

   • noun: temperance

2. • 釋義

   n.

   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 teetotalism, abstinence, abstention, sobriety, prohibition, ... 更多rareRechabitism, nephalism反義詞 bibulousness, crapulence
   • 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 self-restraint, restraint, moderation, self-control, self-discipline, ... 更多lack of indulgence, abstemiousness, abstinence, self-denial, austerity, asceticism, rarecontinence反義詞 intemperance, excess, overindulgence