| 单词 | subdued |
| 释义 | subdued (once / 417 pages) adj The adjective subdued refers to something, like a sound, that has a lowered intensity. Your loud conversation with a friend in the back of the classroom is likely to become subdued when the teacher passes out the exams. The word subdued is related to the Latin word, subdere, which means "to subtract from." Something that is subdued has lost some of its strength or intensity. Subdued lighting might create a romantic mood at a restaurant. And a subdued child is one who is no longer having a fit. A subdued economy is probably pretty sluggish. WORD FAMILYsubdued: subduedly, subduedness, unsubdued+/due: duely, dues, duly, endue, overdue, subdue, undue/duly: dulys/endue: endued, endues, enduing/subduable: unsubduable/subdue: subduable, subdued, subduer, subdues, subduing/subduer: subduers/undue: unduely, unduly/unsubduable: unsubduably USAGE EXAMPLESWhile subdued and melancholic, there is a deeper optimism at the core of Beck’s “Heart Is a Drum.” Salon(Dec 31, 2016) Trading was subdued ahead of the New Year’s Day holiday. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) Nevertheless, the crux of forecasts for more subdued returns in 2017 rests on simple math. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj restrained in style or quality Syn low-key, low-keyed restrained under restraint 2adj in a softened tone a subdued whisper Syn hushed, muted, quiet soft (of sound) relatively low in volume 3adj quieted and brought under control children were subdued and silent Syn tame very restrained or quiet 4adj not brilliant or glaring subdued lighting Syn soft dull emitting or reflecting very little light 5adj lacking in light; not bright or harsh subdued lights and soft music Syn dim dark devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black |
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