temperance meaning in Chinese
n.
1.节制，节欲；适中，稳健；〔古语〕自制，克己。
2.节酒，戒酒。
短语和例子
Examples
- He is an apostle of temperance .
他是一个禁烟的宣传者。 - The temperance [dry ; anti-alcohol] movement revived in the city .
这个城市的禁酒运动又活跃起来了。 - Temperance should be applied not only to food and drink, but to work and play .
不仅在食物饮酒方面，而且在工作与游戏上，也要有节制。 - At bottom both were troubled and ashamed, for he was a high-up son of temperance .
他们俩内心都感到不安和惭愧，因为他是个有名的戒酒会会员。 - After supper he talked to him about temperance and such things till the old man cried .
吃完了晚饭，他给他讲了一套关于戒酒的大道理，讲得老头子直抹眼泪。