intemperate
intemperate 英 [ɪnˈtempərət] 美 [ɪnˈtɛmpərɪt, -prɪt]
adj. 放纵的;酗酒的;酷烈的
名词复数:intemperates
- If a climate is intemperate, its temperatures might be extreme. If a person is intemperate, his moods might be extreme. Being intemperate is all about avoiding moderation.
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- adj. 放纵的;酗酒的;酷烈的
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1. These papers found it to their advantage, during the unpopularity of Darling, to criticise severely the acts of that Governor, who was defended by the Gazette with intemperate zeal.
这两份报纸发现,基于达令总督的不得人心,他们拥有一大优势:严词批评总督的法令,和《公报》的过分阿谀拍马对着干。
- intemperate (adj.) "characterized by excessive indulgence in a passion or appetite," late 14c., from Latin intemperatus "excessive, immoderate," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + temperatus "restrained, regulated, limited, moderate, sober, calm, steady," past participle of temperare "to moderate" (see temper (v.)). Related: Intemperately.
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