immoderate
immoderate 英 [ɪˈmɒdərət] 美 [ɪˈmɑdərət]
adj. 无节制的，过度的；不适中的
名词复数:immoderates
- Something that goes way overboard or is excessive is immoderate. Immoderate exercise can lead to pulled muscles and sprains.
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- adj. 无节制的，过度的；不适中的
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1. This individualism in the society provides fertile breeding ground for torrent of immoderate emotions to mushroom.
这种社会中的个人主义为过激的情绪提供了生长的温床。
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2. immoderate medical treatment bumps up as the first consideration in analyzing the causes of costly expense in medical treatment, and therefore suffers enormous argument and criticism.
在治理“看病贵”的呼声中，过度医疗首当其冲地受到了更多议论与指责。
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3. All of a sudden she discovered, in a black satin box, a superb necklace of diamonds, and her heart began to beat with an immoderate desire.
忽然她在一个黑缎子的盒里发现一串非常美丽的钻石项链；一种过分强烈的欲望使她的心都跳了。
- immoderate (adj.) "excessive, extreme, lacking moderation," late 14c., from Latin immoderatus "boundless, immeasurable," figuratively "unrestrained, excessive," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + moderatus "within bounds, observing moderation;" figuratively "modest, restrained," past participle of moderari "to regulate, mitigate, restrain, temper, set a measure, keep (something) within measure," from PIE root *med- "take appropriate measures." Related: Immoderately.
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