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沈著的,鎮靜的,安靜的給…服鎮靜劑

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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 : WordNet®

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}]

sedate
     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}]