subdued
英[s?b'dju?d]
美[s?b'dud]
- adj. 減弱的；被制服的；被抑制的
- v. 使服從，壓制，減弱（subdue 的過去式和過去分詞）
助記提示
1. subduce "除去，減去" => subdue.
2. subdue 其實就是 subduce 經過古法語簡化、變體而來。
3. subdue 的過去式和過去分詞。
中文詞源
subdued 小聲的，壓低的
subdue,抑制，壓制，-ed,形容詞后綴。引申詞義小聲的，壓低聲音的。
英文詞源
- subdued (adj.)
- c. 1600, "subjugated," past participle adjective from subdue. Meaning "calmed down, reduced in intensity" is recorded from 1822.
雙語例句
- 1. He faced the press, initially, in a somewhat subdued mood.
- 他最初面對媒體時情緒有點憂郁。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The audience are strangely subdued, clapping politely after each song.
- 觀眾們出奇地安靜，只是在每首歌結束后報以禮貌性的掌聲。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The lighting was subdued.
- 燈光柔和。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He seemed a bit subdued to me.
- 我覺得他當時有點悶悶不樂。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. I felt strangely subdued when it was all over.
- 一切都結束的時候,我卻有一種奇怪的壓抑感.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》