moderate

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈmɒdəɹət/    美 /ˈmɑdəɹət/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.
    — While the moderates usually propose political compromise, it's often only achieved when the extremists allow them so
  2. One of a party in Scottish Church history dominant in the 18th century, lax in doctrine and discipline, but intolerant of evangelicalism and popular rights. It caused the secessions of 1733 and 1761, and its final resultant was the Disruption of 1843. historical
动词 v.
  1. To reduce the excessiveness of (something). transitive
    — to moderate rage, action, desires, etc.
  2. To become less excessive. intransitive
    — He used to be an extremist but moderated later in life.
  3. To preside over (something) as a moderator. transitive
    — to moderate a synod
  4. To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise. intransitive
    — We need more users to volunteer to moderate the comment section of our forum.
  5. To supply with a moderator (substance that decreases the speed of neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increases likelihood of fission). transitive
    — a graphite-moderated reactor
形容词 adj.
  1. Not excessive; acting in moderation
    — moderate language
  2. more than mild, less than severe
  3. Mediocre
  4. Average priced; standard-deal
  5. Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
    — a moderate winter
  6. Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative. US

词形变化

more moderate comparative most moderate superlative moderates plural moderates present,singular,third-person moderating participle,present moderated participle,past moderated past

词汇关系

近义词
measured mellow middle of the road mild moderate nonexcessive nonextreme nonfanatic proper reasonable reasonous sober temperate tempered unexcessive unextreme
反义词
excessive
下位词
frugal gentle lax lenient unadorned
衍生词
moderate breeze moderately moderateness moderatism moderatist nonmoderate ultramoderate unmoderate automoderate metamoderate moderating moderation moderative nonmoderated overmoderate remoderate retromoderate unmoderated unmoderating
相关词
balanced suitable intermediate modal modality mode model moderator module

词源

词源 1
From Middle English moderat(e) (“moderate, temperate”), borrowed from Latin moderātus, perfect active participle of moderor (“to regulate, to restrain, to moderate”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from moder-, modes-, a stem appearing also in modestus (“moderate, discreet, modest”), from modus (“a measure”); see mode and modest. Doublet of moderato. Displaced native Old English ġemetlīċ (“moderate”) and metegian (“to moderate”). Cognate with French modéré.
词源 2
From a substantivization of the above adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
词源 3
From Middle English moderaten (“to restrain, curb; (law) modify”), from moderat(e) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin moderātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
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