sobriety 详细解释

sobriety

[səu'braiəti]

n. 清醒, 严肃, 节制

n.[U]

1. 清醒; 冷静

2. (饮酒)有节制; 适度

3. 严肃; 持重

Jane's new sobriety surprised her friends.

简新的庄重态度使她的朋友们感到吃惊。

词义辨析

同义参见:

abstinence  

反义:

n.节酒; 节制

drunkenness  

英英释义

名词 sobriety:

the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol

同义词：soberness

moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs

同义词：dryness

a manner that is serious and solemn

同义词：graveness, gravity, soberness, somberness, sombreness

abstaining from excess

同义词：temperance

补充

sobrietysobriety英:[səuˈbraiəti] 美:[əˈbraɪɪti, so-]n.1.清醒; 未醉; 严肃

例句

1. the values society depends upon, such as honesty, sobriety and trust社会赖以维系的价值观, 如诚实、持重及信任 2. the price of beer compelled me to maintain a certain level of sobriety.啤酒的高价迫使我要保持一定程度的清醒。 3. The police tested him for sobriety. [=tested him to see if he was sober]警方对他进行醉酒测试。 4. They did a sobriety test on him.他们对他进行醉酒测试。 5. He has had 10 years of sobriety. [=he stopped drinking alchohol 10 years ago]他已有10年没喝酒了。 6. the sobriety of the situation形势的严峻

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