sophrosyne
/suh-fros-uh-nee/US // səˈfrɒs ə ni //
索菲亚,索菲斯,索菲特,索菲亚娜
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : moderation; discretion; prudence.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
He was supposed to exhibit sophrosyne, or self-mastery, and overindulging in food, drink or sex was a sign that a man was weak.
The poetic expression of this refining process, this striving towards the classic ideal, towards Sophrosyne, was Iphigenia.
The virtue on which they insisted was sophrosyne, knowing the limits which nature fixes for human conduct and keeping within them.
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