moderation
英 [mɒdə'reɪʃ(ə)n]
美 ['mɑdə'reʃən]
中文詞源
moderation 適度，適中來自moderate,適度的，適中的。
英文詞源
- moderation (n.)
- early 15c., from Old French moderacion (14c.) "alteration, modification; mitigation, alleviation," from Latin moderationem (nominative moderatio) "a controlling, guidance, government, regulation; moderation, temperateness, self-control," noun of action from moderatus (see moderate (adj.)).
雙語例句
- 1. Responsibility and moderation were to be the keynotes of their foreign policy.
- 責任和克製將是他們外交政策的核心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The United Nations Secretary General called on all parties to show moderation.
- 聯合國秘書長呼籲各方要表現出克製。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Fats and oils can be used in moderation.
- 可以適量使用脂油。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. There was a call for moderation on the part of the trade unions.
- 有人呼籲工會保持克製。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. The government called for greater moderation on the part of the unions.
- 政府要求工會方麵更克製一些.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》