Sedate
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. 镇静的
- ［英］ adj. 镇静的 ( keeping a quiet steady attitude;unruffled)
- ［类］ 反义词: riot ( 骚动)
- ［记］ sed ( =sid 坐下) +ate -> 坐下来的 -> 安静的
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
I. adjective
- Etymology: Latin sedatus, from past participle of sedare to calm; akin to sedēre to sit — more at sit
- Date: 1663
- keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace ; unruffled
- Synonyms: see serious
- ? sedately adverb
- ? sedateness noun
II. transitive verb (sedated; sedating)
- Etymology: back-formation from sedative
- Date: 1945
- to dose with sedatives
