subdued

英 [səb'djuːd] 美[səb'dud]
  • adj. 减弱的;被制服的;被抑制的
  • v. 使服从,压制,减弱(subdue 的过去式和过去分词)

助记提示


1. subduce "除去,减去" => subdue.
2. subdue 其实就是 subduce 经过古法语简化、变体而来。
3. subdue 的过去式和过去分词。

中文词源


subdued 小声的,压低的

subdue,抑制,压制,-ed,形容词后缀。引申词义小声的,压低声音的。

英文词源


subdued (adj.)
c. 1600, "subjugated," past participle adjective from subdue. Meaning "calmed down, reduced in intensity" is recorded from 1822.

双语例句


1. He faced the press, initially, in a somewhat subdued mood.
他最初面对媒体时情绪有点忧郁。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The audience are strangely subdued, clapping politely after each song.
观众们出奇地安静,只是在每首歌结束后报以礼貌性的掌声。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The lighting was subdued.
灯光柔和。

来自柯林斯例句

4. He seemed a bit subdued to me.
我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。

来自《权威词典》

5. I felt strangely subdued when it was all over.
一切都结束的时候,我却有一种奇怪的压抑感.

来自《简明英汉词典》