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

• 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。
• 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。
• I insist on perfect sobriety and silence.
  我坚决要求完全的肃静。
• Like you, I am proud of my sobriety, perhaps more than anything else in my life.
  与你一样，我也为自己能够戒掉酒而自豪，它或许是我人生中最引以为傲的事情。
• 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）。
• Sobriety is one of the Ghost Festival, demons, nature is capable of warding off evil into willow.
  清明是鬼节之一，百鬼出没，插柳自然是辟邪了。
• But, just as the largest employers have refined their selection methods around a model of managerial sobriety, there are signs of increasing student disaffection in the traditional recruitment marketplace.
  但是，一方面，那些最大的招聘单位秉持冷静、节制的管理思路，优化了它们的选拔方法，而同时，在传统的招聘市场，学生们的不满迹象正日益增多。
• You had to get to Henry in those moments of sobriety.
  你必须在亨利清醒的时刻同他打交道。
• The bank expects its retail banking staff to wear suits in dark gray, black or navy blue, since these colors'symbolize competence, formalism and sobriety.
  瑞士银行希望其零售银行业务员工穿着深灰色、黑色或海军蓝西装，因为这些颜色“代表能力、庄重和冷静”。
• Foolish is not your fault, sobriety can be upset.
  愚蠢不是坏事，清醒才会痛苦。