temperate 音标拼音: [t'ɛmprət] [t'ɛmpɚət]
a . 有节制的,适度的,温和的,温带的
有节制的,适度的,温和的,温带的
temperate adj 1 : (
of weather or climate )
free from extremes ;
mild ;
or characteristic of such weather or climate ; "
a temperate region "; "
the temperate zones "; "
temperate plants " [
ant :
{
intemperate }]
2 :
not extreme in behavior ; "
temperate in his habits "; "
a temperate response to an insult "; "
temperate in his eating and drinking " [
ant : {
intemperate }]
3 :
not extreme ; "
a moderate penalty "; "
temperate in his response to criticism " [
synonym : {
moderate }, {
temperate }]
Temperate \
Tem "
per *
ate \,
a . [
L .
temperatus ,
p .
p .
of temperare .
See {
Temper },
v .
t .]
1 .
Moderate ;
not excessive ;
as ,
temperate heat ;
a temperate climate .
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2 .
Not marked with passion ;
not violent ;
cool ;
calm ;
as ,
temperate language .
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She is not hot ,
but temperate as the morn . --
Shak .
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That sober freedom out of which there springs Our loyal passion for our temperate kings .
--
Tennyson .
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3 .
Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions ;
as ,
temperate in eating and drinking .
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Be sober and temperate ,
and you will be healthy .
--
Franklin .
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4 .
Proceeding from temperance . [
R .]
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The temperate sleeps ,
and spirits light as air .
--
Pope .
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{
Temperate zone } (
Geog .),
that part of the earth which lies between either tropic and the corresponding polar circle ;
--
so called because the heat is less than in the torrid zone ,
and the cold less than in the frigid zones .
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Syn :
Abstemious ;
sober ;
calm ;
cool ;
sedate .
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Temperate \
Tem "
per *
ate \,
v .
t .
To render temperate ;
to moderate ;
to soften ;
to temper .
[
Obs .]
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It inflames temperance ,
and temperates wrath .
--
Marston .
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109 Moby Thesaurus words for "
temperate ":
abstemious ,
abstentious ,
abstinent ,
aestival ,
ascetic ,
austere ,
bland ,
blood -
hot ,
blood -
warm ,
bracing ,
calid ,
calm ,
celibate ,
chaste ,
checked ,
chill ,
chilly ,
cold sober ,
composed ,
constant ,
continent ,
controlled ,
cool ,
coolish ,
curbed ,
disciplined ,
discreet ,
dispassionate ,
equable ,
equatorial ,
even ,
even -
tempered ,
forbearing ,
fresh ,
frugal ,
genial ,
gentle ,
grave ,
imperturbable ,
indulgent ,
invigorating ,
judicious ,
luke ,
lukewarm ,
measured ,
mild ,
mild as milk ,
moderate ,
modest ,
nonviolent ,
pacifistic ,
peaceable ,
peaceful ,
prudent ,
puritanical ,
quiet ,
rational ,
reasonable ,
regulated ,
restrained ,
room -
temperature ,
sane ,
sedate ,
self -
denying ,
self -
indulgent ,
self -
possessed ,
self -
restrained ,
sensible ,
serene ,
serious ,
sober ,
sober -
minded ,
sobersided ,
soft ,
solemn ,
sparing ,
stable ,
staid ,
steady ,
stimulating ,
stinting ,
subtropical ,
summery ,
sunny ,
sunshiny ,
tame ,
teetotal ,
tepid ,
thermal ,
thermic ,
toasty ,
tranquil ,
tropical ,
undrunk ,
undrunken ,
unexcessive ,
unexcited ,
unextreme ,
unfrozen ,
unimpassioned ,
uninebriate ,
uninebrious ,
unintoxicated ,
unperturbed ,
unruffled ,
untipsy ,
warm ,
warm as toast ,
warmish
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