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sedate

英 [sɪ'deɪt] 美

解释

adj. 安静的；沉着的
vt. 给…服镇静剂

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中文词源

sedate 使镇静，使镇定

来自拉丁语 sedere,坐，来自 PIE*sed,坐，坐下，词源同 sit,seat.引申比喻义使镇静，使镇定。

英文词源

sedate (v.): "treat with sedatives," 1945, a back-formation from the noun derivative of sedative (adj.). The word also existed 17c. in a sense "make calm or quiet." Related: Sedated; sedating.
sedate (adj.): "calm, quiet," 1660s, from Latin sedatus "composed, moderate, quiet, tranquil," past participle of sedare "to settle, calm," causative of sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). Related: Sedately.

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例句和用法

1. I live in a sedate little village in the Midlands.: 我住在英格兰中部一个宁静的小村庄里。

2. We set off again at a more sedate pace.: 我们重新上路了，步调更加从容。

3. She took them to visit her sedate, elderly cousins.: 她带他们去拜访她那些不苟言笑的表兄表姐们。

4. Today's celebrations have been altogether more sedate.: 今天的庆祝活动显然更加庄重。

5. Her London life was sedate, almost mundane.: 她在伦敦的生活平淡无奇，几乎有些枯燥。