| 释义 |
steadier|ˈstɛdɪə(r)|
[f. steady v. + -er1.]
Something which steadies.
1864Reader 5 Mar. 301/1 The peroneus longus muscle [in the chimpanzee]..instead of being a steadier of the leg from a fixed point below, becomes [etc.]. 1899E. Phillpotts Human Boy 25 Mathers..fancied tobacco was probably a fine steadier for the nerves before a football match. |