sedate  /sɪd'et/

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資料來源(1): pydict data [pydict]

  sedate
  (a.)沈著的,鎮靜的,安靜的(vt.)給…服鎮靜劑

資料來源(2): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Sedate \Se*date"\, a. [L. sedatus, p. p. of sedare, sedatum, to
     allay, calm, causative of sedere to sit. See {Sit}.]
     Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene;
     not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul,
     mind, or temper.
  
           Disputation carries away the mind from that calm and
           sedate temper which is so necessary to contemplate
           truth.                                   --I. Watts.
  
           Whatsoever we feel and know Too sedate for outward
           show.                                    --Wordsworth.
  
     Syn: Settled; composed; calm; quiet; tranquil; still; serene;
          unruffled; undisturbed; contemplative; sober; serious.
          -- {Se*date"ly}, adv. -- {Se*date"ness}, n.

資料來源(3): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]

  sedate
       adj 1: characterized by dignity and propriety [syn: {staid}]
       2: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to
          keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet
          sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise";
          "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" [syn: {grave},
           {sober}, {solemn}]
       v : cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to;
           "The patient must be sedated before the operation" [syn:
           {calm}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillize}, {tranquillise}]
           [ant: {stimulate}]