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Temperate Hot Tempərət Areas World Found North South

Front temperate
Pron ['tempərət]
Back 【TEMPERATE】
The temperate areas of the world are found to be the north and south of the tropics.
世界上温和的地区是在热带地区的北方和南方。
【重点词汇】
temperate adj. 温和的
Vocab
temperatenot extreme

Temperate means mild, moderate. If you're a temperate person, you are calm, reasonable. If you live in a temperate climate it's warm and sunny, but not too hot.

Like other words that sound similar, temperate has to do with measurement and range. Temperatures measure how hot and cold things are and someone with a temper is hot-headed or intemperate, the opposite of this word. A temperate person's life motto is summed up by Goldilocks: not too hot and not too cold, just right.

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