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)

GRE低頻詞

助記提示


1. subduce "除去,減去" => subdue.
2. subdue 其實(shí)就是 subduce 經(jīng)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(shí)情緒有點(diǎn)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(jié)束后報(bào)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(dāng)時(shí)有點(diǎn)悶悶不樂。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. I felt strangely subdued when it was all over.
一切都結(jié)束的時(shí)候,我卻有一種奇怪的壓抑感.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》