moderate
英 ['m?d(?)r?t]
美 ['mɑd?r?t]
- adj. 穩(wěn)健的，溫和的；適度的，中等的；有節(jié)制的
- vi. 變緩和，變?nèi)?/li>
- vt. 節(jié)制；減輕
助記提示
1. mode(模式)+rate(速度)=moderate 模式速度要適度。
中文詞源
moderate 適度的，適中的來自mode,模式，方式，尺度。引申詞義適度的，適中的。
英文詞源
- moderate
- moderate: [14] Latin moderārī or moderāre meant ‘reduce, control’. They were derived from an unrecorded *modes- (source also of modest), which was related to modus ‘measure’ (source of English mode and model), and hence denoted etymologically ‘keep within due measure’. Their past participle moderātus was taken over by English as an adjective, and converted into a verb in the 15th century.
=> mode, model, modern, modest - moderate (adj.)
- late 14c., originally of weather and other physical conditions, from Latin moderatus "within bounds, observing moderation;" figuratively "modest, restrained," past participle of moderari "to regulate, mitigate, restrain, temper, set a measure, keep (something) within measure," related to modus "measure," from PIE *med-es-, from base *med- (see medical (adj.)). The notion is "keeping within due measure." In English, of persons from early 15c.; of opinions from 1640s; of prices from 1904. Related: Moderateness.
- moderate (v.)
- early 15c., "to abate excessiveness;" from Latin moderatus, past participle of moderari (see moderate (adj.)). Meaning "to preside over a debate" is first attested 1570s. Related: Moderated; moderating.
- moderate (n.)
- "one who holds moderate opinions on controversial subjects," 1794, from moderate (adj.). Related: Moderatism; -moderantism.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Futures prices recovered from sharp early declines to end with moderate losses.
- 期貨價(jià)格在早盤深幅下跌后出現(xiàn)反彈，收盤時(shí)未見嚴(yán)重?fù)p失。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. There were three moderate climbs to just below the 450 feet contour.
- 剛好在450英尺的等高線之下有3個(gè)緩坡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The new centre-right government's radical objectives are often couched in moderate terms.
- 新的中右翼政府經(jīng)常以溫和的語(yǔ)言表述其激進(jìn)的目標(biāo)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Contrary to popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite.
- 與通常的看法相反，適度的運(yùn)動(dòng)事實(shí)上會(huì)降低食欲。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The chops should be cooked over moderate heat to prevent excessive charring.
- 肉塊應(yīng)該用文火烹煮，以免燒過了頭。
來自柯林斯例句