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

• 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。
• 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。
• Since then we've had four years of panic, alleged reform and a return to financial sobriety.
  从那时起，我们恐慌不已地进行了四年所谓改革，并重归财务审慎。
• Eventually those days of sobriety add up to years.
  最终，这些天加起来就是几年了。
• 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。
• Wise after the calamity, central bankers, market regulators and the rest are already saying what are needed are tighter rules, closer oversight and a premium on sobriety.
  灾难发生后，央行官员、市场监管者以及其他管理者变得聪明了，他们表示，现在需要的是更加严格的制度、更加紧密的监督和对保持清醒的奖励。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。