moderation
英 [mɒdə'reɪʃ(ə)n]
美 ['mɑdə'reʃən]
中文词源
moderation 适度，适中来自moderate,适度的，适中的。
英文词源
- 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.)).
双语例句
- 1. Responsibility and moderation were to be the keynotes of their foreign policy.
- 责任和克制将是他们外交政策的核心。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The United Nations Secretary General called on all parties to show moderation.
- 联合国秘书长呼吁各方要表现出克制。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Fats and oils can be used in moderation.
- 可以适量使用脂油。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. There was a call for moderation on the part of the trade unions.
- 有人呼吁工会保持克制。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. The government called for greater moderation on the part of the unions.
- 政府要求工会方面更克制一些.
来自《简明英汉词典》