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单词 moderate
释义 mod·er·ate
I. \ˈmäd(ə)rə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin moderatus, past participle of moderare, moderari to moderate, from modus measure, manner — more at mete
1.
 a. : characterized by an avoidance of extremes of behavior : observing reasonable limits : showing discretion and self-control
  < a moderate drinker >
  < a moderate eater >
  < a person of moderate habits >
 b. : free from passion or excitement : calm, reasonable
  < though very much in favor of the measure, he expressed himself in moderate language >
  < his demands were very moderate >
2.
 a. : tending toward the mean or average: as
  (1) : neither small nor large
   < a family of moderate income >
   < a room of moderate size >
   < a moderate crop >
  (2) : neither short nor long
   < a book of moderate length >
   < a moderate distance >
 b. : having an average or less than average quality : mediocre
  < cheesecakes very moderate indeed — H.E.Bates >
  < wrote moderate poetry to the end of his life — Carl Van Doren >
3. : not violent or rigorous : temperate
 < a moderate winter >
 < a moderate wind >
 < a moderate climate >
4. : of or relating to a political or social philosophy or program that avoids extreme measures and violent or partisan tactics
 < has no interest in leading a party that goes off to extremes, that the party direction must be moderate and yet progressive and dynamic — New York Times >
 < all left-wing and some moderate and right-wing groups had boycotted the election — Collier's Year Book >
5.
 a. : limited in scope or effect
  < made a moderate change in the bill which failed to satisfy its critics >
  < his new wealth had only a moderate effect on his way of life >
 b. : not severe in effect : not seriously or permanently disabling or incapacitating
  < a few days of moderate illness accompanied by chilly sensations and loss of appetite — Morris Fishbein >
  < of the 18 cases in which whooping cough developed … 13.3 percent were very mild, 4.8 percent were mild and 3.7 percent were moderateJournal American Medical Association >
6. : not expensive : reasonable or low in price
 < how to be well dressed at a moderate cost — Current Biography >
 < a moderate price for a new house >
7. of a color : of medium lightness and medium chroma
II. \ˈmädəˌrāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English moderaten, from Latin moderatus, past participle of moderare, moderari to moderate
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to lessen the intensity or extremeness of : make less violent or excessive : keep within bounds : make moderate or temperate
  < considerations of logic and analogy and history and tradition which moderate and temper the promptings of policy and justice — B.N.Cardozo >
  < moderated the harshness of their initial demands >
  < a quick and efficient job of snow removal moderated the effect of the storm >
 b. : to lower or soften the tone of (a voice)
  < moderated his voice as they approached the sickroom >
  < moderate your voice if you expect to be listened to >
2. archaic : to exercise control over : regulate, rule
3. : to preside over or act as chairman at
 < moderated the debate with perfect fairness >
 < moderated a small local variety show — Gladwin Hill >
4. : to reduce the speed or energy of (neutrons)
intransitive verb
1. : to act as a moderator
 < became famous when he moderated on a weekly panel show >
2. archaic : to act as a mediator
3. : to become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense
 < the wind has moderated >
 < loitering a little because the night had moderated — Kay Boyle >
Synonyms:
 qualify, temper, attemper: moderate indicates abating extremes or excesses in keeping within reasonable or due limits
  < moderating his big voice to the dimensions of the room — Clifton Daniel >
  < if the new poets can bring themselves to moderate their attitude of somewhat sensitive resentment towards those who call their art in question — J.L.Lowes >
  qualify may indicate addition of restriction or precise definition to make a comment less sweeping, inclusive, or open to objection; it may be a close synonym for moderate
  < the neat craftsman has means of qualifying or abating his own perilous air of arrant omniscience — C.E.Montague >
  < but this simple and bare outline of the procedure must be supplemented and qualified — Samuel Alexander >
  < qualified his reports in the Boston News-Letter according to the demands of the royal governor — F.L.Mott >
  temper may suggest an alleviating or mitigating of the severe or a modifying to accommodate to a situation
  < always a cool breeze tempered the sunshine — A.B.Osborne >
  < close to being a major work in war fiction, and only my caution tempers my admiration — M.D.Geismar >
  < the catalogue of one Virginia seminary was promising to temper the severities of arithmetic to the delicacy of the female mind — American Guide Series: Virginia >
  attemper is a close but now rarely used synonym for temper in the sense of lessening
  < the shadow … attempered the cheery western sunshine — Nathaniel Hawthorne >
III. \ˈmäd(ə)rə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: moderate (I); intended as translation of French modéré
1. : one who holds moderate views especially in politics or religion
 < the middle-of-the-road moderates in the world … who wanted both stability and liberalism — W.G.Carleton >
 < always a moderate, he deprecated extremists of both sections — H.K.Beale >
2. often capitalized : a member or adherent of a political party or group favoring a moderate program
 < second term as the candidate of the ModeratesReview of Reviews >
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