temperate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To render temperate; to moderate obsolete
    — It inflames temperance, and temp'rates wrath.
形容词 adj.
  1. Moderate; not excessive.
    — temperate heat
    He is a calm person.
  2. Moderate; not excessive.; Specifically, moderate in temperature.
    — These trees can only grow in temperate climates.
  3. Moderate; not excessive.; Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions
    — temperate in eating and drinking.
  4. Proceeding from temperance.
    — The temperate sleeps, and spirits light as air.
  5. Dependent on life in a temperate climate.
    — temperate fishes

词形变化

more temperate comparative most temperate superlative temperates present,singular,third-person temperating participle,present temperated participle,past temperated past

词汇关系

近义词
abstemious calm collected composed continent cool dispassionate inexcitable imperturbable regular sedate sober steady staid temperate undisturbed unexcitable unexcited unimpassioned unpassionate unperturbed unruffled unstirred unsusceptible
反义词
excitable fanciful passionate tempestuous volatile wild
上位词
moderate
下位词
self-abnegatory virginal
衍生词
intemperate mesotemperate nontemperate orotemperate palaeotemperate paleotemperate pseudotemperate subtemperate supratemperate temperately temperateness temperate rainforest temperate zone untemperate
相关词
temper temperature orderly organized patient professional restrained serious stoic stoical

词源

词源 1
The adjective is first attested in 1380, in Middle English, the verb in 1540; borrowed from Latin temperātus, perfect passive participle of temperō (“to moderate, forbear, combine properly”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). See temper. Displaced native Old English ġemetegod.
词源 2
The adjective is first attested in 1380, in Middle English, the verb in 1540; borrowed from Latin temperātus, perfect passive participle of temperō (“to moderate, forbear, combine properly”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix). See temper. Displaced native Old English ġemetegod.
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