A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice.
— Thomas Paine  ·  No category

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moderately ['mɑdərətli] 词频4 词根: 模式
adv. 适度地;普通地;温和度;不过度地;
💡 mod 方式，模式，风度 + er 表示反复动 作+ ate 具有..的性质 + ly 表示如...的 → adv. 适度地；中庸地；有节制地
"a moderately successful career"
还算成功的事业
近义：sparingly, thriftily, soberly, long, pretty, quite 反义：increasingly, profligately, rakishly, recklessly, uncontrollably, uninhibitedly
principle ['prɪnsəpl] 词频1 词根: prin
n. 原则，原理;准则，道义;道德标准;本能;
💡 prim, prin 表”首先的,领头的”
"They are agreed in principle but not in detail."
他们的看法在大体上是一致的,但是在细节上有所不同.
近义：law, axiom, rule, tenet, motive, point
thing [θiŋ] 词频1
n. 事件，形势;东西，事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
moderation [[ˌmɔdə'reiʃən]] 词频4
n. 缓和, 适度, 温和\\n[化] 慢化
近义：measure, measuredness, abstemiousness, abstinence, austerity, parsimony 反义：inordinacy, intemperance, abuse, immoderation, incontinence, insobriety
temper ['tempə] 词频2 词根: 调节
n. 性情，脾气;特征;（钢等）回火;怒气; vt. 调和;使回火;锻炼;缓和; vi. 使调和;
💡 temperature(n.温度)-temper(n.脾气){温度越高脾气越大} 网友：yqy temp 补充：临时（temp）发作的东西(er)就是脾气
"He needs to learn to curb his temper."
他得学着控制自己的脾气。
近义：mitigate, moderate, qualify, restrain, slake, buffer 反义：macerate, mollify, relax, slacken, tenderize, tender
virtue ['vɝtʃʊ] 词频2
n. 美德;德行;价值;长处;
💡 我求”（谐音） 美德
"He was considered to be a paragon of virtue."
他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范.
近义：virtuousness 反义：disadvantage

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