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。
• 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？
• 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。
• Sobriety is one of the Ghost Festival, demons, nature is capable of warding off evil into willow.
  清明是鬼节之一，百鬼出没，插柳自然是辟邪了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• You've got three weeks of sobriety.
  你戒酒已经三个星期了。
• But the likelihood is that for the next few years, anyway, all will be caution and sobriety.
  但无论如何，未来几年很可能出现的情况是谨慎和节制成为主基调。
• 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。