sedate 音标拼音: [sɪd'et]
a . 沉着的,镇静的,安静的
vt . 给…服镇静剂
沈着的,镇静的,安静的给…服镇静剂
sedate adj 1 :
characterized by dignity and propriety [
synonym : {
sedate },
{
staid }]
2 :
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises ; "
a grave God -
fearing man "; "
a quiet sedate nature "; "
as sober as a judge "; "
a solemn promise "; "
the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence " [
synonym : {
grave },
{
sedate }, {
sober }, {
solemn }]
v 1 :
cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to ; "
The patient must be sedated before the operation "
[
synonym : {
sedate }, {
calm }, {
tranquilize }, {
tranquillize },
{
tranquillise }] [
ant : {
arouse }, {
brace }, {
energise },
{
energize }, {
perk up }, {
stimulate }]
Sedate \
Se *
date "\,
a . [
L .
sedatus ,
p .
p .
of sedare ,
sedatum ,
to allay ,
calm ,
causative of sedere to sit .
See {
Sit }.]
Undisturbed by passion or caprice ;
calm ;
tranquil ;
serene ;
not passionate or giddy ;
composed ;
staid ;
as ,
a sedate soul ,
mind ,
or temper .
[
1913 Webster ]
Disputation carries away the mind from that calm and sedate temper which is so necessary to contemplate truth . --
I .
Watts .
[
1913 Webster ]
Whatsoever we feel and know Too sedate for outward show . --
Wordsworth .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Settled ;
composed ;
calm ;
quiet ;
tranquil ;
still ;
serene ;
unruffled ;
undisturbed ;
contemplative ;
sober ;
serious .
[
1913 Webster ] -- {
Se *
date "
ly },
adv . -- {
Se *
date "
ness },
n .
[
1913 Webster ]
84 Moby Thesaurus words for "
sedate ":
anesthetize ,
aristocratic ,
august ,
calm ,
collected ,
composed ,
controlled ,
conventional ,
cool ,
courtly ,
decorous ,
demure ,
detached ,
dignified ,
dispassionate ,
dope ,
drug ,
earnest ,
entrance ,
even -
tempered ,
formal ,
frowning ,
fussy ,
grand ,
grave ,
grim ,
grim -
faced ,
grim -
visaged ,
hypnotize ,
imperturbable ,
imposing ,
kingly ,
long -
faced ,
lordly ,
lull to sleep ,
magisterial ,
magnetize ,
majestic ,
mesmerize ,
moderate ,
narcotize ,
no -
nonsense ,
noble ,
old -
fashioned ,
peaceful ,
placid ,
prim ,
princely ,
proper ,
prudish ,
put to sleep ,
put under ,
queenly ,
refined ,
regal ,
rock to sleep ,
royal ,
seemly ,
serene ,
serious ,
sober ,
sober -
minded ,
sobersided ,
solemn ,
somber ,
staid ,
stately ,
statuesque ,
stiff ,
stone -
faced ,
straight -
faced ,
strait -
laced ,
temperate ,
thoughtful ,
trance ,
tranquil ,
undisturbed ,
unflappable ,
unperturbed ,
unruffled ,
unsmiling ,
venerable ,
weighty ,
worthy
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