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

• You had to get to Henry in those moments of sobriety.
  你必须在亨利清醒的时刻同他打交道。
• 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）。
• 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？
• If you're in finance, sobriety is all your watch must offer beyond the time.
  如果你做金融，那麽手表除了传递时间资讯以外，还必须传递一种稳重感。
• I insist on perfect sobriety and silence.
  我坚决要求完全的肃静。
• To deal with the latter first, even in the excess of the 1980s bubble years, when some Japanese were sprinkling their food with gold leaf, society maintained a strong streak of sobriety.
  先来看看第二个层面的讨论。上世纪80年代泡沫时期，即便一些暴发的日本人往自己的食物上撒金叶，但整个社会仍保持了强大的清醒意识。
• Eventually those days of sobriety add up to years.
  最终，这些天加起来就是几年了。
• 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。
• 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。