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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. 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.