• adj. 安靜的；沉著的
• vt. 給…服鎮(zhèn)靜劑

來自拉丁語 sedere,坐，來自 PIE*sed,坐，坐下，詞源同 sit,seat.引申比喻義使鎮(zhèn)靜，使鎮(zhèn)定。

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.

1. I live in a sedate little village in the Midlands.

我住在英格蘭中部一個寧靜的小村莊里。

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2. We set off again at a more sedate pace.

我們重新上路了，步調更加從容。

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3. She took them to visit her sedate, elderly cousins.

她帶他們去拜訪她那些不茍言笑的表兄表姐們。

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4. Today's celebrations have been altogether more sedate.

今天的慶?；顒语@然更加莊重。

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5. Her London life was sedate, almost mundane.

她在倫敦的生活平淡無奇，幾乎有些枯燥。

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