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

• Eventually those days of sobriety add up to years.
  最终，这些天加起来就是几年了。
• 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。
• 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。
• False – The bartender should not prepare the second drink until that person's age or sobriety is established. Every one wonders how bartenders make all those different mixed drinks like a Long Island Ice Tea or a Bloody Mary?
  错：调酒师只有在确定了顾客的年龄和清醒状况后才能制作第二份酒水。大家想知道调酒师是如何调制出长岛冰茶或血腥玛丽那样的混合饮料吗？
• In the meantime, if you think you might not be walking the safe Middle Way between excessive approval seeking and total approval rejection, the recovery advice below can help you achieve sobriety.
  同时，如果你认为自己可能是没有在过度认可追求和完全任何拒绝两者之间找到一个安全的中间路线，那么下面的康复建议能帮助你实现清晰。
• The police said his car had been weaving all over the road, so they pulled him over and gave him a sobriety test.
  警祭说他的车一直在路上摇摇晃晃地开着，因此让他停下，给他做了个清醒测试。
• I insist on perfect sobriety and silence.
  我坚决要求完全的肃静。
• Like you, I am proud of my sobriety, perhaps more than anything else in my life.
  与你一样，我也为自己能够戒掉酒而自豪，它或许是我人生中最引以为傲的事情。
• You've got three weeks of sobriety.
  你戒酒已经三个星期了。
• A new sobriety was demonstrated by UK bank Halifax, which retired Howard, its singing bank manager.
  新的严肃风格在英国银行halifax得到体现，该行撤下唱歌的银行经理霍华德（howard）。