首页英语词典temperatetemperate英英释意

temperate

英 ['temp(ə)rət] 美['tɛmpərət]
  • adj. 温和的;适度的;有节制的

英英释意


1. (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate;
"a temperate region"
"the temperate zones"
"temperate plants"
2. not extreme in behavior;
"temperate in his habits"
"a temperate response to an insult"
"temperate in his eating and drinking"
3. not extreme;
"a moderate penalty"
"temperate in his response to criticism"