Wordiyotemperance
🇬🇧 UK/'tempәrәns/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB1
Definitions
n.
Moderation and self-restraint, especially in eating and drinking; abstinence from alcohol.
节制，克制；戒酒
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.temperance movement禁酒运动
- 2.temperance society禁酒协会
- 3.preach temperance宣扬节制
- 4.practice temperance践行克制
Example Sentences
- 1.
He preached temperance in all things, from diet to work and leisure.
- 2.
The temperance movement in the 19th century campaigned strongly against alcohol consumption.