Sedate
[sɪ'deɪt]
解释:
(verb.) cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; 'The patient must be sedated before the operation'.
(adj.) characterized by dignity and propriety .
黛尔编辑--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul, mind, or temper.
伊万杰琳校对
同义词及近义词：
a. Calm, composed, collected, quiet, placid, serene, tranquil, still, unruffled, undisturbed, settled, imperturbable, sober, serious, staid, cool, philosophical.
杰西编辑
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Sober, demure, serious, calm, thoughtful, grave, settled, composed,unimpassioned, serene, passive, quiet
ANT:Flighty, frolicsome, indiscreet, unsedate, ruffled, agitated, disturbed
贝丽尔整理
解释:
adj. quiet: serene: serious.—adv. Sedāte′ly.—n. Sedāte′ness composure: tranquillity.—adj. Sed′ative tending to make sedate: moderating: allaying irritation or pain.—n. a medicine that allays irritation or pain.
录入:朱莉
例句:
- Yet while Dr. Bretton continued subdued, and, for him, sedate, he was still observant. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- They were to be humoured, borne with very patiently: a courteous though sedate manner impressed them; a very rare flash of raillery did good. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- In time, I doubt not, I shall make her uniformly sedate and decorous, without being unaccountably pensive. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- Jane looked a little paler than usual, but more sedate than Elizabeth had expected. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- Sedate and solemn were the score of rubbers in which Mr. Pickwick and the old lady played together; uproarious was the mirth of the round table. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- Pondering, in its suggestive presence, I seemed to see a crazy universe of swinging disks, the toiling children of this sedate parent. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
编辑:尼特