sobriety

英 [səˈbraɪəti]

美 [səˈbraɪəti]

n.  未醉; 持重; 冷静

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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

• Sir, I'm going to give you a sobriety test.
  先生，我现在要对你进行一下清醒度测试。
• 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。
• 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。
• Eventually those days of sobriety add up to years.
  最终，这些天加起来就是几年了。
• A conscientious man noted for his sobriety.
  以认真审慎著称的男子。
• He recounts the decency and regularity of former times, and celebrates the discipline and sobriety of the age in which his youth was passed.
  他列举了过去的礼仪和程序，赞美他年轻时经过的纪律严明的时代。
• A field sobriety test was conducted at the scene and officers determined she was driving under the influence.
  在现场进行了酒精测试，而且官员认定为她是酒后驾驶。
• 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。
• It is the self-discipline of a man that enables him to pursue success with superior diligence and sobriety.
  自律使人能够更加勤奋、更加冷静地来追求成功。
• 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。