temperate

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tem·pe·rate /ˈtempərət/ adjectiveadj

1. temperate climate/zone/region etc SGHEMa type of weather or a part of the world that is never very hot or very cold 溫帶氣候/溫帶/溫帶地區等

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temperate climate/zone/region etc• Altogether there are four similar species known from he tropics and the temperate zones.• Here I review these data and their implications for a temperate climate.• Most aquarium plants come from tropical and subtropical areas, with a few from the warmer parts of the temperate zone.• Rodomonte hardly noticed the magnificent, unearthly architecture preserved so beautifully away from the squalls of the less temperate zones.• The epidemiology in subtropical areas is basically similar to that in temperate zones, except that the seasonable timing of events is different.• The epidemiology, at least in temperate zones, is similar to that of Ostertagia in ruminants with seasonal hypobiosis a feature.• Its distribution ranges from the tropics to the warmer areas of the temperate zone of both hemispheres.• The length of the day changes in the temperate zone with the change of seasons.

2. formalCALM behaviour that is temperate is calm and sensible 〔行爲〕溫和的，心平氣和的；自我節制的 OPP intemperate

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temperate• The 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 adjectiveadj

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