Immoderate means not within reasonable and sensible limits — too much. You hear it of eating, drinking, spending, praise, or heat of feeling: immoderate drinking, immoderate demands, immoderate language.

Immoderate means not within reasonable and sensible limits意思是不在合理、恰當的限度之內 — too much也就是太過頭。You hear it你會聽到這個字 of eating, drinking, spending, praise, or heat of feeling用在吃、喝、花錢、稱讚或激動的情緒上：immoderate drinking immoderate喝酒，immoderate demands immoderate要求，immoderate language immoderate的用語。

It is a rather bookish, slightly old-fashioned adjective; many people would just say 'too much' or 'excessive'. You meet it in essays and in moral talk more than in casual chat.

It is a rather bookish, slightly old-fashioned adjective這是個相當書面、有點老派的形容詞；many people would just say 'too much' or 'excessive'很多人只會說『too much』或『excessive』。You meet it你會遇到這個字 in essays and in moral talk在文章和講道德的談話裡 more than比較少 in casual chat在閒聊裡。

It is not about fashion or being up to date. The calm opposite is moderate: within sensible limits. Though actually, calling someone's joy immoderate can sound a little scolding, as if even happiness should know when to stop.

It is not about fashion它跟流行無關 or being up to date也跟趕上時代無關。The calm opposite is moderate冷靜的反義詞是moderate：within sensible limits在恰當的限度之內。Though actually不過其實，calling someone's joy immoderate把一個人的快樂說成immoderate can sound a little scolding聽起來會有點在責備，as if even happiness should know when to stop好像連快樂都應該知道要適可而止。