intemperate UK [ɪn'tem.pər.ət] US [-pɚ-] formal adjective ■(of a person or their behaviour or speech) not controlled and too extreme or violent (人或其言行)无节制的,过激的,放纵的•an intemperate outburst毫无节制的情感爆发 •intemperate language过激的语言 •The governor said he would not be provoked into intemperate action.州长说他不会因被激怒而采取过激行动。 |