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

• Sobriety of colour gained further ground after the French and American revolutions.
  在法国和美国大革命后，衣着的颜色也改变了。
• You've got three weeks of sobriety.
  你戒酒已经三个星期了。
• 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。
• I insist on perfect sobriety and silence.
  我坚决要求完全的肃静。
• The familiar walk-the-line and finger-to-nose sobriety tests that you will be subjected to are yet more examples of what your body can do-or at least should be able to do-thanks to proprioception.
  你可能会受到走直线和指鼻子的清醒测试，正是由于本体感受，我们才能做到或者至少知道如何去做。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Police said Hilton failed a sobriety ( 9) test but she has not been charged with any offense.
  警方称希尔顿没有通过酒精测试，但她还没因任何过失被起诉。