sedate

C1 大学 FREQ #22399 ★☆☆☆☆

a. 沉着的, 镇静的, 安静的 vt. 给...服镇静剂

发音

UK /sɪˈdeɪt/
US /səˈdeɪt/

词形变化

sedated sedates 三单 sedates sedating sedating 现在分词 sedated 过去式 sedated 过去分词 more sedate 比较级 sedater sedatest sedater 比较级 most sedate 最高级 sedatest 最高级

教材释义与例句

动词

给…服镇静剂

形容词

安静的；沉着的

释义与例句

v. C1
  1. 1.

    To give (a person) a sedative to calm them or put them to sleep; to tranquilize.

    及物 医学
  2. 2.

    To make (someone or something) calm or tranquil; to assuage, to calm, to soothe.

    废旧 及物
adj. C1
  1. 1.

    Of a person or animal, or their behaviour: calm and composed (often in a dignified manner), and avoiding or unaffected by activity or excitement.

  2. 2.

    Of an object, particularly a building: not overly ornate or showy; not having a strong colour or design.

    引申义
  3. 3.

    Of writing: not emotional; calm, composed.

    引申义
  4. 4.

    Of one's mind, thoughts, etc.: calm, sober.

    废旧 引申义
  5. 5.

    Of an object: not moving; at rest, quiet, still; also, moving smoothly and steadily.

    废旧 引申义

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

calm tranquilize tranquillise tranquillize

反义词 1

stimulate

上位词 1

affect

下位词 4

hypnotize mesmerize hypnotise mesmerise
形容词

同义词 4

grave sober solemn staid

近义相关 2

serious decorous

词源

The adjective is derived from Late Middle English sedate (“not painful or sore”), and directly from its etymon Latin sēdātus (“calm, quiet, composed”), participial adjective from sēdō (“to allay, appease, calm, settle; to end, stop”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”). Compare English -ate (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘characterized by [the thing specified]’). The verb is partly derived from sēdāt-, a participial stem of sēdō (verb sense 2—“to make (someone or something) calm”; see above), and partly a back-formation from sedation (verb sense 1—“to give (a person) a sedative”) + English -ate (suffix forming verbs). It is first attested slightly later than the adjective.

来源：wiktionary