sobriety
英 [səˈbraɪəti]
美 [səˈbraɪəti]
n. 未醉; 持重; 冷静
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.- ...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
- ...the values society depends upon, such as honesty, sobriety and trust.
英英释义
noun
- abstaining from excess
- a manner that is serious and solemn
- moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs
- the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
双语例句
- Sir, I'm going to give you a sobriety test.
先生，我现在要对你进行一下清醒度测试。 - The familiar walk-the-line and finger-to-nose sobriety tests that you will be subjected to are yet more examples of what your body can do-or at least should be able to do-thanks to proprioception.
你可能会受到走直线和指鼻子的清醒测试，正是由于本体感受，我们才能做到或者至少知道如何去做。 - Foolish is not your fault, sobriety can be upset.
愚蠢不是坏事，清醒才会痛苦。 - 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。 - 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。 - The answer to the first question is that the British policymaking elite was shocked into sobriety by the eurozone fiscal crisis.
第一个问题的答案是，欧元区财政危机让英国决策者受到震动而变得清醒。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。