Definition of sobriety in English:

sobriety

noun səˈbrʌɪətisəˈbraɪədi

mass noun

1The state of being sober.
清醒
the price of beer compelled me to maintain a certain level of sobriety
啤酒的高价迫使我适度戒酒。
Example sentencesExamples
- And we certainly have witnessed many people who have started to drink after years of sobriety and go downhill very, very quickly.
- ‘Right now, my sobriety is the most important thing in my life because everything stems from that,’ he says.
- Yet in his new-found sobriety there was worse to come.
- The officer commonly asks the driver to walk in a straight line, recite the alphabet, stand on one leg and count to five, close their eyes and touch the tip of their nose to test their sobriety.
- After 23 years of sobriety, he also hit the bottle.
- This was followed by a series of rapid texts establishing their respective levels of sobriety.
- We told Betty that we loved her and we were going to help her and the net result was she believed us and as Steve said she's had 18 years of wonderful sobriety.
- I chose sobriety for once and spent the night sipping on water.
- AA is solely concerned with the personal recovery and continued sobriety of individual alcoholics who turn to the fellowship for help.
- Treatment has only one goal: sobriety or total abstinence from alcohol or the abused substance.
- A doctor said, anything is possible in recovery, in sobriety.
- For any recovering alcoholic, one of the biggest lessons of their sobriety is to learn how to have fun without alcohol in the bloodstream.
- Though the book is narrated entirely in Hannah's voice, we only know as much as Hannah does at any given moment - a movable feast, dependent on her state of sobriety.
- Today, when I look back on my years of sobriety and see how the Lord has changed me, I am happy and proud of who I have become.
- Coffee houses were a reflection of the emerging middle class, with its emphasis on discussion, exploration of ideas, sobriety and refined sociability.
- My reasons tend to vary according to my mood and level of sobriety.
- His first album since 1996 reflects his new-found sobriety, its country-rock sound revealing that his melodic sense is happily undimmed.
- He's a teetotal, drug-free vegetarian, passionate about sobriety and the focus it has given his life and career.
- If they're wrecked at work, especially if public safety relies on their sobriety, fire them and, perhaps, also prosecute.
- We've never been into sobriety at all, I don't like playing sober.
Synonyms
soberness, clear-headedness
abstinence, teetotalism, non-indulgence
abstemiousness, temperance, moderation, moderateness
2The quality of being staid or solemn.
沉静；严肃
she speaks with such sobriety, it's clear she speaks the truth
Example sentencesExamples
- But there was also another layer of culture that was the character of Roman life with the accent on sobriety and order.
- We would see a new age of sobriety in the arts, and cinema and TV, especially in the US, which would reflect reinvigorated family values such as family and patriotism.
- At one time the BBC was renowned for its standards and sobriety, indeed, much of its worldwide eminence sprang from its coverage of great royal events.
- The director Marc Forster's film takes exuberant leaps from the sensible adult sobriety of Edwardian London to the fantasy world of Neverland and back again.
- Stewart suggests using the photo to strengthen credibility by favoring sobriety over glitz.
- The islanders had the physical sturdiness, the sobriety, the practical skills and the independence of mind to cope with life in remote places.
- As they have been realised, the dreams themselves have assumed a peculiar character of sobriety, of the spirit of positivism, and beyond that, of boredom.
- Speculative, whimsical thoughts are not compatible with the sobriety required by most issuers of credit.
- It is difficult to review this interview without the greatest sadness and sobriety given recent events.
- Judging from the tone of their utterances, the women and men who argued for respectability and sobriety sincerely believed what they said.
- It also indicates whether or not the person is endowed with wisdom, sobriety and calm.
- A survey by Channel 4 revealed a surprising degree of sobriety and principles among the nation's youth.
- It was a day when she forgot her own rule about sobriety and seriousness and they both had laughed so.
- Everything was done to make us throw away sobriety of thought and calmness of judgment and to inflate all expressions with sensational epithets and turgid phrases.
- Its proclamation requires sobriety and seriousness, for it relates to the realities of the Lord's own presence and the judgement to come.
- At no stage have we shown, or sought to show, any competence, insight, initiative, wit, sobriety, sincerity or indeed any capability at all.
- What they offer, instead, is sanity and sobriety.
- You feel more inclined to take the safe option, more inclined towards sobriety than excess, more likely to settle for the sensible and the pragmatic.
- The home is the foundation of sanity and sobriety; it is the indispensable condition of continuity; its health determines the health of society.
- There is a fine line between maturity, sobriety and patience, and indifference, alienation and disgust.
Synonyms
seriousness, solemnness, solemnity, thoughtfulness, gravity, graveness, sombreness, severity, earnestness, sedateness, staidness, dignity, dignified demeanour, steadiness, level-headedness, serious-mindedness, common sense, pragmatism, practicality, practicalness, self-control, self-restraint, conservatism, strictness, puritanism

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French sobriete or Latin sobrietas, from sobrius (see sober).

Rhymes

anxiety, contrariety, dubiety, impiety, impropriety, inebriety, notoriety, piety, satiety, ubiety, variety

Definition of sobriety in US English:

sobriety

nounsəˈbraɪədisəˈbrīədē

1The state of being sober.
清醒
the price of beer compelled me to maintain a certain level of sobriety
啤酒的高价迫使我适度戒酒。
Example sentencesExamples
- For any recovering alcoholic, one of the biggest lessons of their sobriety is to learn how to have fun without alcohol in the bloodstream.
- My reasons tend to vary according to my mood and level of sobriety.
- The officer commonly asks the driver to walk in a straight line, recite the alphabet, stand on one leg and count to five, close their eyes and touch the tip of their nose to test their sobriety.
- Today, when I look back on my years of sobriety and see how the Lord has changed me, I am happy and proud of who I have become.
- Yet in his new-found sobriety there was worse to come.
- We told Betty that we loved her and we were going to help her and the net result was she believed us and as Steve said she's had 18 years of wonderful sobriety.
- This was followed by a series of rapid texts establishing their respective levels of sobriety.
- And we certainly have witnessed many people who have started to drink after years of sobriety and go downhill very, very quickly.
- I chose sobriety for once and spent the night sipping on water.
- His first album since 1996 reflects his new-found sobriety, its country-rock sound revealing that his melodic sense is happily undimmed.
- Though the book is narrated entirely in Hannah's voice, we only know as much as Hannah does at any given moment - a movable feast, dependent on her state of sobriety.
- We've never been into sobriety at all, I don't like playing sober.
- After 23 years of sobriety, he also hit the bottle.
- A doctor said, anything is possible in recovery, in sobriety.
- AA is solely concerned with the personal recovery and continued sobriety of individual alcoholics who turn to the fellowship for help.
- If they're wrecked at work, especially if public safety relies on their sobriety, fire them and, perhaps, also prosecute.
- ‘Right now, my sobriety is the most important thing in my life because everything stems from that,’ he says.
- Treatment has only one goal: sobriety or total abstinence from alcohol or the abused substance.
- He's a teetotal, drug-free vegetarian, passionate about sobriety and the focus it has given his life and career.
- Coffee houses were a reflection of the emerging middle class, with its emphasis on discussion, exploration of ideas, sobriety and refined sociability.
Synonyms
soberness, clear-headedness
1. 1.1 The quality of being staid or solemn.
  沉静；严肃
  Example sentencesExamples
  The home is the foundation of sanity and sobriety; it is the indispensable condition of continuity; its health determines the health of society.
  Stewart suggests using the photo to strengthen credibility by favoring sobriety over glitz.
  The director Marc Forster's film takes exuberant leaps from the sensible adult sobriety of Edwardian London to the fantasy world of Neverland and back again.
  Its proclamation requires sobriety and seriousness, for it relates to the realities of the Lord's own presence and the judgement to come.
  At one time the BBC was renowned for its standards and sobriety, indeed, much of its worldwide eminence sprang from its coverage of great royal events.
  We would see a new age of sobriety in the arts, and cinema and TV, especially in the US, which would reflect reinvigorated family values such as family and patriotism.
  It is difficult to review this interview without the greatest sadness and sobriety given recent events.
  Judging from the tone of their utterances, the women and men who argued for respectability and sobriety sincerely believed what they said.
  It was a day when she forgot her own rule about sobriety and seriousness and they both had laughed so.
  But there was also another layer of culture that was the character of Roman life with the accent on sobriety and order.
  As they have been realised, the dreams themselves have assumed a peculiar character of sobriety, of the spirit of positivism, and beyond that, of boredom.
  A survey by Channel 4 revealed a surprising degree of sobriety and principles among the nation's youth.
  Speculative, whimsical thoughts are not compatible with the sobriety required by most issuers of credit.
  The islanders had the physical sturdiness, the sobriety, the practical skills and the independence of mind to cope with life in remote places.
  Everything was done to make us throw away sobriety of thought and calmness of judgment and to inflate all expressions with sensational epithets and turgid phrases.
  There is a fine line between maturity, sobriety and patience, and indifference, alienation and disgust.
  What they offer, instead, is sanity and sobriety.
  You feel more inclined to take the safe option, more inclined towards sobriety than excess, more likely to settle for the sensible and the pragmatic.
  It also indicates whether or not the person is endowed with wisdom, sobriety and calm.
  At no stage have we shown, or sought to show, any competence, insight, initiative, wit, sobriety, sincerity or indeed any capability at all.
  Synonyms
  seriousness, solemnness, solemnity, thoughtfulness, gravity, graveness, sombreness, severity, earnestness, sedateness, staidness, dignity, dignified demeanour, steadiness, level-headedness, serious-mindedness, common sense, pragmatism, practicality, practicalness, self-control, self-restraint, conservatism, strictness, puritanism

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French sobriete or Latin sobrietas, from sobrius (see sober).

单词	sobriety
释义	Definition of sobriety in English: sobriety noun səˈbrʌɪətisəˈbraɪədi mass noun 1The state of being sober. 清醒 the price of beer compelled me to maintain a certain level of sobriety 啤酒的高价迫使我适度戒酒。 Example sentencesExamples And we certainly have witnessed many people who have started to drink after years of sobriety and go downhill very, very quickly. ‘Right now, my sobriety is the most important thing in my life because everything stems from that,’ he says. Yet in his new-found sobriety there was worse to come. The officer commonly asks the driver to walk in a straight line, recite the alphabet, stand on one leg and count to five, close their eyes and touch the tip of their nose to test their sobriety. After 23 years of sobriety, he also hit the bottle. This was followed by a series of rapid texts establishing their respective levels of sobriety. We told Betty that we loved her and we were going to help her and the net result was she believed us and as Steve said she's had 18 years of wonderful sobriety. I chose sobriety for once and spent the night sipping on water. AA is solely concerned with the personal recovery and continued sobriety of individual alcoholics who turn to the fellowship for help. Treatment has only one goal: sobriety or total abstinence from alcohol or the abused substance. A doctor said, anything is possible in recovery, in sobriety. For any recovering alcoholic, one of the biggest lessons of their sobriety is to learn how to have fun without alcohol in the bloodstream. Though the book is narrated entirely in Hannah's voice, we only know as much as Hannah does at any given moment - a movable feast, dependent on her state of sobriety. Today, when I look back on my years of sobriety and see how the Lord has changed me, I am happy and proud of who I have become. Coffee houses were a reflection of the emerging middle class, with its emphasis on discussion, exploration of ideas, sobriety and refined sociability. My reasons tend to vary according to my mood and level of sobriety. His first album since 1996 reflects his new-found sobriety, its country-rock sound revealing that his melodic sense is happily undimmed. He's a teetotal, drug-free vegetarian, passionate about sobriety and the focus it has given his life and career. If they're wrecked at work, especially if public safety relies on their sobriety, fire them and, perhaps, also prosecute. We've never been into sobriety at all, I don't like playing sober. Synonyms soberness, clear-headedness abstinence, teetotalism, non-indulgence abstemiousness, temperance, moderation, moderateness 2The quality of being staid or solemn. 沉静；严肃 she speaks with such sobriety, it's clear she speaks the truth Example sentencesExamples But there was also another layer of culture that was the character of Roman life with the accent on sobriety and order. We would see a new age of sobriety in the arts, and cinema and TV, especially in the US, which would reflect reinvigorated family values such as family and patriotism. At one time the BBC was renowned for its standards and sobriety, indeed, much of its worldwide eminence sprang from its coverage of great royal events. The director Marc Forster's film takes exuberant leaps from the sensible adult sobriety of Edwardian London to the fantasy world of Neverland and back again. Stewart suggests using the photo to strengthen credibility by favoring sobriety over glitz. The islanders had the physical sturdiness, the sobriety, the practical skills and the independence of mind to cope with life in remote places. As they have been realised, the dreams themselves have assumed a peculiar character of sobriety, of the spirit of positivism, and beyond that, of boredom. Speculative, whimsical thoughts are not compatible with the sobriety required by most issuers of credit. It is difficult to review this interview without the greatest sadness and sobriety given recent events. Judging from the tone of their utterances, the women and men who argued for respectability and sobriety sincerely believed what they said. It also indicates whether or not the person is endowed with wisdom, sobriety and calm. A survey by Channel 4 revealed a surprising degree of sobriety and principles among the nation's youth. It was a day when she forgot her own rule about sobriety and seriousness and they both had laughed so. Everything was done to make us throw away sobriety of thought and calmness of judgment and to inflate all expressions with sensational epithets and turgid phrases. Its proclamation requires sobriety and seriousness, for it relates to the realities of the Lord's own presence and the judgement to come. At no stage have we shown, or sought to show, any competence, insight, initiative, wit, sobriety, sincerity or indeed any capability at all. What they offer, instead, is sanity and sobriety. You feel more inclined to take the safe option, more inclined towards sobriety than excess, more likely to settle for the sensible and the pragmatic. The home is the foundation of sanity and sobriety; it is the indispensable condition of continuity; its health determines the health of society. There is a fine line between maturity, sobriety and patience, and indifference, alienation and disgust. Synonyms seriousness, solemnness, solemnity, thoughtfulness, gravity, graveness, sombreness, severity, earnestness, sedateness, staidness, dignity, dignified demeanour, steadiness, level-headedness, serious-mindedness, common sense, pragmatism, practicality, practicalness, self-control, self-restraint, conservatism, strictness, puritanism Origin Late Middle English: from Old French sobriete or Latin sobrietas, from sobrius (see sober). Rhymes anxiety, contrariety, dubiety, impiety, impropriety, inebriety, notoriety, piety, satiety, ubiety, variety Definition of sobriety in US English: sobriety nounsəˈbraɪədisəˈbrīədē 1The state of being sober. 清醒 the price of beer compelled me to maintain a certain level of sobriety 啤酒的高价迫使我适度戒酒。 Example sentencesExamples For any recovering alcoholic, one of the biggest lessons of their sobriety is to learn how to have fun without alcohol in the bloodstream. My reasons tend to vary according to my mood and level of sobriety. The officer commonly asks the driver to walk in a straight line, recite the alphabet, stand on one leg and count to five, close their eyes and touch the tip of their nose to test their sobriety. Today, when I look back on my years of sobriety and see how the Lord has changed me, I am happy and proud of who I have become. Yet in his new-found sobriety there was worse to come. We told Betty that we loved her and we were going to help her and the net result was she believed us and as Steve said she's had 18 years of wonderful sobriety. This was followed by a series of rapid texts establishing their respective levels of sobriety. And we certainly have witnessed many people who have started to drink after years of sobriety and go downhill very, very quickly. I chose sobriety for once and spent the night sipping on water. His first album since 1996 reflects his new-found sobriety, its country-rock sound revealing that his melodic sense is happily undimmed. Though the book is narrated entirely in Hannah's voice, we only know as much as Hannah does at any given moment - a movable feast, dependent on her state of sobriety. We've never been into sobriety at all, I don't like playing sober. After 23 years of sobriety, he also hit the bottle. A doctor said, anything is possible in recovery, in sobriety. AA is solely concerned with the personal recovery and continued sobriety of individual alcoholics who turn to the fellowship for help. If they're wrecked at work, especially if public safety relies on their sobriety, fire them and, perhaps, also prosecute. ‘Right now, my sobriety is the most important thing in my life because everything stems from that,’ he says. Treatment has only one goal: sobriety or total abstinence from alcohol or the abused substance. He's a teetotal, drug-free vegetarian, passionate about sobriety and the focus it has given his life and career. Coffee houses were a reflection of the emerging middle class, with its emphasis on discussion, exploration of ideas, sobriety and refined sociability. Synonyms soberness, clear-headedness 1.1 The quality of being staid or solemn. 沉静；严肃 Example sentencesExamples The home is the foundation of sanity and sobriety; it is the indispensable condition of continuity; its health determines the health of society. Stewart suggests using the photo to strengthen credibility by favoring sobriety over glitz. The director Marc Forster's film takes exuberant leaps from the sensible adult sobriety of Edwardian London to the fantasy world of Neverland and back again. Its proclamation requires sobriety and seriousness, for it relates to the realities of the Lord's own presence and the judgement to come. At one time the BBC was renowned for its standards and sobriety, indeed, much of its worldwide eminence sprang from its coverage of great royal events. We would see a new age of sobriety in the arts, and cinema and TV, especially in the US, which would reflect reinvigorated family values such as family and patriotism. It is difficult to review this interview without the greatest sadness and sobriety given recent events. Judging from the tone of their utterances, the women and men who argued for respectability and sobriety sincerely believed what they said. It was a day when she forgot her own rule about sobriety and seriousness and they both had laughed so. But there was also another layer of culture that was the character of Roman life with the accent on sobriety and order. As they have been realised, the dreams themselves have assumed a peculiar character of sobriety, of the spirit of positivism, and beyond that, of boredom. A survey by Channel 4 revealed a surprising degree of sobriety and principles among the nation's youth. Speculative, whimsical thoughts are not compatible with the sobriety required by most issuers of credit. The islanders had the physical sturdiness, the sobriety, the practical skills and the independence of mind to cope with life in remote places. Everything was done to make us throw away sobriety of thought and calmness of judgment and to inflate all expressions with sensational epithets and turgid phrases. There is a fine line between maturity, sobriety and patience, and indifference, alienation and disgust. What they offer, instead, is sanity and sobriety. You feel more inclined to take the safe option, more inclined towards sobriety than excess, more likely to settle for the sensible and the pragmatic. It also indicates whether or not the person is endowed with wisdom, sobriety and calm. At no stage have we shown, or sought to show, any competence, insight, initiative, wit, sobriety, sincerity or indeed any capability at all. Synonyms seriousness, solemnness, solemnity, thoughtfulness, gravity, graveness, sombreness, severity, earnestness, sedateness, staidness, dignity, dignified demeanour, steadiness, level-headedness, serious-mindedness, common sense, pragmatism, practicality, practicalness, self-control, self-restraint, conservatism, strictness, puritanism Origin Late Middle English: from Old French sobriete or Latin sobrietas, from sobrius (see sober).
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