sobriety

英 [səˈbraɪəti]

美 [səˈbraɪəti]

n.  未醉; 持重; 冷静

GRETEM8

BNC.33009 / COCA.16615

牛津词典

noun

• 未醉
  the state of being sober (= not being drunk)
• 持重；冷静
  the fact of being sensible and serious

柯林斯词典

• 清醒(指未喝醉)
  Sobrietyis the state of being sober rather than drunk.
• N-UNCOUNT 严肃;持重
  Sobrietyis serious and thoughtful behaviour.
  1. ...the values society depends upon, such as honesty, sobriety and trust.
     社会赖以维系下去的价值观，例如诚实、持重和信任

英英释义

noun

• abstaining from excess
  Synonym:temperance
• a manner that is serious and solemn
  Synonym:gravenessgravitysobernesssombernesssombreness
• moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs
  Synonym:dryness
• the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
  Synonym:soberness

双语例句

• Something can ( has) been [ sic] said for sobriety/ but very little ( John Berryman.
  有些事可以（已经）被称为有节度/但几乎不存在（约翰伯瑞曼）。
• Wise after the calamity, central bankers, market regulators and the rest are already saying what are needed are tighter rules, closer oversight and a premium on sobriety.
  灾难发生后，央行官员、市场监管者以及其他管理者变得聪明了，他们表示，现在需要的是更加严格的制度、更加紧密的监督和对保持清醒的奖励。
• A new sobriety was demonstrated by UK bank Halifax, which retired Howard, its singing bank manager.
  新的严肃风格在英国银行halifax得到体现，该行撤下唱歌的银行经理霍华德（howard）。
• To deal with the latter first, even in the excess of the 1980s bubble years, when some Japanese were sprinkling their food with gold leaf, society maintained a strong streak of sobriety.
  先来看看第二个层面的讨论。上世纪80年代泡沫时期，即便一些暴发的日本人往自己的食物上撒金叶，但整个社会仍保持了强大的清醒意识。
• This year the European Central Bank ( ECB), in Frankfurt, did its bit for renewed sobriety.
  可在法兰克福的欧洲中央银行今年却再度宿醉未醒。
• I insist on perfect sobriety and silence.
  我坚决要求完全的肃静。
• The police said his car had been weaving all over the road, so they pulled him over and gave him a sobriety test.
  警祭说他的车一直在路上摇摇晃晃地开着，因此让他停下，给他做了个清醒测试。
• In the meantime, if you think you might not be walking the safe Middle Way between excessive approval seeking and total approval rejection, the recovery advice below can help you achieve sobriety.
  同时，如果你认为自己可能是没有在过度认可追求和完全任何拒绝两者之间找到一个安全的中间路线，那么下面的康复建议能帮助你实现清晰。
• Eventually those days of sobriety add up to years.
  最终，这些天加起来就是几年了。
• See, when I think of my sobriety, I don't think about wine.
  你瞧，只要我想到自己在戒酒，我就不会考虑喝酒。