单词 | sedate |
释义 | sedate —sedately, adv. —sedateness, n. /si dayt"/, adj., v., sedated, sedating. adj. 1. calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement: a sedate party; a sedate horse. v.t. 2. to put (a person) under sedation. [1640-50; < L sedatus (ptp. of sedare to allay, quieten); akin to sedere to SIT1] Syn. 1. collected, serene, unruffled, unperturbed. See staid. |
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