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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++tem·pe·rate /ˈtempərət/ adjective  1. temperate climate/zone/region etc SGHEMa type of weather or a part of the world that is never very hot or very cold 温带气候/温带/温带地区等2. formalCALM behaviour that is temperate is calm and sensible 〔行为〕温和的,心平气和的;自我节制的 OPP intemperate
Examples from the Corpus
temperateThe weather here continues to be temperate!Here I review these data and their implications for a temperate climate.The difficulty is greater in relation to overseas markets having temperatures and humidities higher than those of temperate regions.Many sea-urchins of temperate waters have tiny pronged pincers, often provided with poison glands.
Origin temperate (1300-1400) Latin past participle of temperare; → TEMPER2
tem·pe·rate adjectiveChineseSyllable
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temperate
temperate /ˈtempərət, ˈtempərɪt/ adjective
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Latin
 Origin: past participle of temperare; temper2
1. temperate climate/zone/region etc a type of weather or a part of the world that is never very hot or very cold
2. formal behaviour that is temperate is calm and sensible
   OPP  intemperate


tem·per·ateBrE /ˈtempərət/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtempərət/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (specialist) (of a climate or region 气候或地区) having a mild temperature without extremes of heat or cold 气候温和的;温带的(formal) behaving in a calm and controlled way 温和的;心平气和的;自我克制的 OPP intemperate tem·per·ate·ly BrE /ˈtempərətli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtempərətli/ 🔊 adverb