temperate

英 [ˈtempərət]

美 [ˈtempərət]

adj.  气候温和的; 温带的; 温和的; 心平气和的; 自我克制的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 气候温和的；温带的
  having a mild temperature without extremes of heat or cold
• 温和的；心平气和的；自我克制的
  behaving in a calm and controlled way

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (气候)温和的;(地区)温带的
  Temperateis used to describe a climate or a place which is never extremely hot or extremely cold.
  1. The Nile Valley keeps a temperate climate throughout the year.
     尼罗河流域一年四季气候温和。
• ADJ-GRADED (行为)温和的，心平气和的，平心静气的
  If a person's behaviour istemperate, it is calm and reasonable, so that they do not get angry or lose their temper easily.
  1. His final report to the President was far more temperate and balanced than the earlier memorandum.
     和之前的备忘录相比，他递交给总统的总结报告措辞要更为温和得体。

英英释义

adj

• not extreme
  1. a moderate penalty
  2. temperate in his response to criticism
  Synonym:moderate
• not extreme in behavior
  1. temperate in his habits
  2. a temperate response to an insult
  3. temperate in his eating and drinking
• (of weather or climate) free from extremes
  1. a temperate region
  2. the temperate zones
  3. temperate plants

双语例句

• All the European countries in the temperate: temperate maritime climate, temperate continental climate and the Mediterranean climate.
  欧洲发达国家全部分布在温带：温带海洋性气候、温带大陆性气候和地中海气候。
• He is temperate in food and drink.
  他进食有度。
• Small genus of densely tufted annual herbs; north temperate regions and South America and tropical Africa and Asia.
  一个紧密丛生的一年生草本植物小属；产于北温带和南美及热带非洲和亚洲。
• Glossy palm fronds twist in the temperate wind along immaculate, powder white beaches.
  洁白无瑕的沙滩上，闪光的棕榈树叶在温和的海风中舞动，摇曳生姿。
• Shrubs and woody climbers mostly of tropical and temperate Old World: jasmine; jessamine.
  主要在热带和温带的旧大陆的灌木和木本攀缘植物；茉莉；茉莉属。
• Evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions.
  北温带地区常绿灌木的一个属。
• Soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters.
  寒带和温带水域中的软鳍鱼。
• Reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions.
  热带或温带地区生长在沼泽地或河岸的一个芦苇状植物属。
• Annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America: barley.
  北半球和南美洲温带地区一个一年至多年生禾本科植物的属；大麦。
• Any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America.
  任何属于杨梅属的常青的灌木，分布在欧洲和美洲的温带地区。