temperate
英 ['temp(ə)rət]
美['tɛmpərət]
- adj. 温和的；适度的；有节制的
英英释意
- 1. (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate;
- "a temperate region"
- "the temperate zones"
- "temperate plants"
- 2. not extreme in behavior;
- "temperate in his habits"
- "a temperate response to an insult"
- "temperate in his eating and drinking"
- 3. not extreme;
- "a moderate penalty"
- "temperate in his response to criticism"