- intemperance (n.)
[intemperance 词源字典]
- early 15c., from Middle French intemperance (14c.), from Latin intemperantia "intemperateness, immoderation, excess," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + temperantia (see temperance). Originally of climate; meaning "lack of moderation" in English is from 1540s.[intemperance etymology, intemperance origin, 英语词源]