temperate
adjective uk/ˈtem.pər.ət/ /ˈtem.prət/ us/ˈtem.pɚ.ət/
(WEATHER)
environment (气候)温带的,温和的
(of weather conditions) neither very hot nor very cold
a temperate climate 温和的气候
biology (植物)(适于)在温和气候条件下生长的
Temperate plants grow naturally in places where the weather is neither very hot nor very cold.
(BEHAVIOUR)
formal(行为)温和的,有节制的
If someone's behaviour is temperate, it is calm and controlled.
Opposite: intemperate