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

• 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。
• Large genus of herbs of north temperate and arctic regions.
  北部温带地区及北极地区的一个草本植物大属。
• Relatively slender blue-gray shark; nearly worldwide in tropical and temperate waters.
  比较细长的蓝色鲨鱼；几乎分布在世界各地的热带和温带水域。
• 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。
• 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。
• Only the south-east and south-west corners of the continent have a temperate climate.
  东南和西南中心气候温和。
• Genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere.
  北半球温带地区的有毒植物的一个属。
• 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。
• Although these vegetables adapt well to our temperate climate, they tend to crop poorly.
  虽然这些蔬菜作物很适应我们这里温和的气候，它们的收成却很差。
• Small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of Asia.
  亚洲温带地区的一个落叶灌木小属。