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temperate

adjective
🔊/ˈtempərət/
🔊/ˈtempərət/
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  1. [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
    • a country with a temperate climate气候温和的国家
    Extra Examples
    • In winter, the birds fly from the Arctic to more temperate zones.冬天，候鸟从北极迁徙到温带地区。
    • The temperate latitudes were once much colder than they are today.温带的纬度曾经比今天冷得多。
    • These plants are only found in temperate regions.这些植物仅在温带地区发现。
    Topics Geographyc2
  2. (formal) behaving in a calm way and with control 温和的；心平气和的；自我克制的opposite intemperate
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘not affected by passion or emotion’): from Latin temperatus ‘mingled, restrained’, from the verb temperare.