sober
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adjective (soberer, soberest)
not affected by alcohol; not drunk.
〖通例be ~〗 〈人が〉(酒に)酔っていない, しらふの(↔ drunk(drunken))
serious, sensible, and solemn:
〖通例名詞の前で〗まじめな, 謹厳な〈人・生活・態度など〉; 節度, 分別のある, 落ち着いた, 冷静な, 思慮深い〈判断・言動など〉
e.g. a sober view of life
e.g. his expression became sober.
free from alcoholism; not habitually drinking alcohol:
〈人が〉禁酒, 節酒して
e.g. I've been clean and sober for five years.
muted in color:
〖通例名詞の前で〗地味な, 落ち着いた〈色・服装など〉
e.g. a sober gray suit.
verb
make or become sober after drinking alcohol:
〈人〉の酔いをさます(up)
e.g. with object : that coffee sobered him up
酔いがさめる(up).
e.g. no object : I ought to sober up a bit.
make or become more serious, sensible, and solemn:
〈人が〉真剣, まじめになる(up); 冷静になる, 落ち着く(down)
e.g. no object : his expression sobered her
〈人など〉を真剣, まじめにさせる(up); 冷静にする, 落ち着かせる(down)
e.g. (as adjective sobering) : a sobering thought.
DERIVATIVES
soberingly adverb
ORIGIN
Middle English: from Old French sobre, from Latin sobrius.