moderatelyadv.

Brit.

/ˈmɒd(ə)rətli/, U.S.

/ˈmɑd(ə)rətli/

Forms: see moderate adj. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moderate adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < moderate adj. + -ly suffix².

1. In a moderate manner; in or with moderation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adverb]

mildlyOE

moderatelya1398

middlelya1400

mediocrely?a1425

meetly1476

treatably1527

mildly1567

midway1596

mollifiedlya1640

meeverlya1800

the world > relative properties > quantity > moderateness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb]

meetlyOE

better?c1225

measurelyc1350

renablyc1350

measurablya1382

skilfullya1387

meanlya1398

moderatelya1398

temperately1398

reasonablyc1400

faira1413

mean1535

competently1541

meanably1577

tarblish1842

mediumly1852

quite1854

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > [adverb]

methelyeOE

methefully?c1225

measurelyc1350

temprelyc1386

moderatelya1398

attemperately1525

temperately1525

modestlyc1550

castigately1707

soberly1849

chastenedly1873

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 313^v Swetnesse y-leyde to þe tonge openeþ moderatliche; þe þikke substaunce entreth moderatliche.

c1450 tr. Secreta Secret. (Royal) 22 (MED) If a man ete and drynke moderatly and temperatly, he shalle fynde helthe to his lyf.

1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) i. 13 Blanchardyn..right moderatly and manerly mayntened hym self.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccxxvi^v He wyll so moderately vse thys victory, that no man shall nede to feare hys vyolence.

1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet ii. v. 14 Therefore loue moderately, long loue doth so, Too swift arriues as tardie as too slowe.

1631 R. Bolton Instr. Right Comf. Affl. Consciences 151 If Hee be so but moderately..and not iust every day drunke.

a1691 G. Fox Jrnl. (1952) (modernized text) 74 The Mayor came down to me and took me by the hand and reasoned moderately with me.

1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 40 We were oblig'd,..to disarm them, and make them our Subjects, who would not be content with being moderately our Masters, but would be our Murtherers.

a1763 W. Shenstone Ess. in Wks. (1777) II. 7 I think, moderately speaking, the vulgar are generally in the wrong.

1816 J. Austen Emma I. ii. 32 Wedding-cake might certainly disagree with many—perhaps with most people, unless taken moderately .

1880 Our National Responsibility for Opium Trade 22 The Chinaman who smokes moderately.

1958 A. Wilson Middle Age Mrs Eliot ii. 157 He drank, smoked and so on only moderately, and he needed some other kicks to relieve the strain.

1996 D. Benton Food for Thought xii. 235 When pilots were tested in a flight simulation, their performance was significantly worse fourteen hours after drinking moderately..than when they had abstained.

2. Modifying an adjective: to a moderate degree or extent; in a moderate amount.

ΚΠ

1620 T. Middleton & W. Rowley World Tost (front matter) Hee was faire-spoken, moderately merry, [etc.].

1696 T. Scott Mock-marriage ii. i. 19 My Father, Peace rest With him, left me moderately rich.

1731 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Nature Aliments v. 65 Tea is an Infusion of a Plant acescent, and moderately astringent in warm Water.

1762 S. Scott Descr. Millenium Hall 160 He was gay and well-bred, his person moderately agreeable.

1831 J. Foster Let. 9 Mar. in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) II. 193 A memory never more than very moderately good.

1897 Econ. Jrnl. 7 153 In districts wher the harvest is only moderately bad the farmer is better off than last year.

1902 J. Conrad Typhoon iv. 34 He had had an experience of moderately dirty weather.

1922 V. Woolf Jacob's Room xii. 224 From being moderately depressed he became like a man about to be executed.

1986 M. Forster Private Papers 88 We were not poor, I said, but nor were we even moderately rich.

Compounds

Modifying a participial adjective (frequently hyphenated), as moderately gifted, moderately lighted, moderately sized, etc.

ΚΠ

1656 J. Harrington Common-wealth of Oceana 202 The Senate of the Bean in Athens, because it was but annual, was moderately salariated.

1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 426 Moderately deflegm'd Oyl of Vitriol is wont to be inodorous.

1808 ‘P. Plymley’ Eighth, Ninth & Last Let. viii. 14 A set of worthy, and moderately gifted men.

1821 W. Prout Gravel, Calculus, & Other Dis. 223 A small or moderately sized lithic calculus in the bladder.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. v. 38 When we pass from open sunlight to a moderately illuminated room.

1872 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 6) ix. 220 A moderately-lighted surface.

1916 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 July 2/1 (advt.) Our stock of moderately priced Necklets, Pendants and La Valieres is most attractive.

1968 Jrnl. Pediatrics 73 703/2 The moderately retarded child is considered to be trainable, that is, capable of practical training for work in a sheltered work-shop.

1997 Oxoniensia 61 27 Feature F9 was a moderately-sized ring ditch visible as a slight earthwork and grass mark in the adjacent gallop.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moderately
释义	moderatelyadv. Brit. /ˈmɒd(ə)rətli/, U.S. /ˈmɑd(ə)rətli/ Forms: see moderate adj. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moderate adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < moderate adj. + -ly suffix². 1. In a moderate manner; in or with moderation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adverb] mildlyOE moderatelya1398 middlelya1400 mediocrely?a1425 meetly1476 treatably1527 mildly1567 midway1596 mollifiedlya1640 meeverlya1800 the world > relative properties > quantity > moderateness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] meetlyOE better?c1225 measurelyc1350 renablyc1350 measurablya1382 skilfullya1387 meanlya1398 moderatelya1398 temperately1398 reasonablyc1400 faira1413 mean1535 competently1541 meanably1577 tarblish1842 mediumly1852 quite1854 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > [adverb] methelyeOE methefully?c1225 measurelyc1350 temprelyc1386 moderatelya1398 attemperately1525 temperately1525 modestlyc1550 castigately1707 soberly1849 chastenedly1873 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 313^v Swetnesse y-leyde to þe tonge openeþ moderatliche; þe þikke substaunce entreth moderatliche. c1450 tr. Secreta Secret. (Royal) 22 (MED) If a man ete and drynke moderatly and temperatly, he shalle fynde helthe to his lyf. 1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) i. 13 Blanchardyn..right moderatly and manerly mayntened hym self. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccxxvi^v He wyll so moderately vse thys victory, that no man shall nede to feare hys vyolence. 1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet ii. v. 14 Therefore loue moderately, long loue doth so, Too swift arriues as tardie as too slowe. View more context for this quotation 1631 R. Bolton Instr. Right Comf. Affl. Consciences 151 If Hee be so but moderately..and not iust every day drunke. a1691 G. Fox Jrnl. (1952) (modernized text) 74 The Mayor came down to me and took me by the hand and reasoned moderately with me. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 40 We were oblig'd,..to disarm them, and make them our Subjects, who would not be content with being moderately our Masters, but would be our Murtherers. a1763 W. Shenstone Ess. in Wks. (1777) II. 7 I think, moderately speaking, the vulgar are generally in the wrong. 1816 J. Austen Emma I. ii. 32 Wedding-cake might certainly disagree with many—perhaps with most people, unless taken moderately . View more context for this quotation 1880 Our National Responsibility for Opium Trade 22 The Chinaman who smokes moderately. 1958 A. Wilson Middle Age Mrs Eliot ii. 157 He drank, smoked and so on only moderately, and he needed some other kicks to relieve the strain. 1996 D. Benton Food for Thought xii. 235 When pilots were tested in a flight simulation, their performance was significantly worse fourteen hours after drinking moderately..than when they had abstained. 2. Modifying an adjective: to a moderate degree or extent; in a moderate amount. ΚΠ 1620 T. Middleton & W. Rowley World Tost (front matter) Hee was faire-spoken, moderately merry, [etc.]. 1696 T. Scott Mock-marriage ii. i. 19 My Father, Peace rest With him, left me moderately rich. 1731 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Nature Aliments v. 65 Tea is an Infusion of a Plant acescent, and moderately astringent in warm Water. 1762 S. Scott Descr. Millenium Hall 160 He was gay and well-bred, his person moderately agreeable. 1831 J. Foster Let. 9 Mar. in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) II. 193 A memory never more than very moderately good. 1897 Econ. Jrnl. 7 153 In districts wher the harvest is only moderately bad the farmer is better off than last year. 1902 J. Conrad Typhoon iv. 34 He had had an experience of moderately dirty weather. 1922 V. Woolf Jacob's Room xii. 224 From being moderately depressed he became like a man about to be executed. 1986 M. Forster Private Papers 88 We were not poor, I said, but nor were we even moderately rich. Compounds Modifying a participial adjective (frequently hyphenated), as moderately gifted, moderately lighted, moderately sized, etc. ΚΠ 1656 J. Harrington Common-wealth of Oceana 202 The Senate of the Bean in Athens, because it was but annual, was moderately salariated. 1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 426 Moderately deflegm'd Oyl of Vitriol is wont to be inodorous. 1808 ‘P. Plymley’ Eighth, Ninth & Last Let. viii. 14 A set of worthy, and moderately gifted men. 1821 W. Prout Gravel, Calculus, & Other Dis. 223 A small or moderately sized lithic calculus in the bladder. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. v. 38 When we pass from open sunlight to a moderately illuminated room. 1872 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 6) ix. 220 A moderately-lighted surface. 1916 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 July 2/1 (advt.) Our stock of moderately priced Necklets, Pendants and La Valieres is most attractive. 1968 Jrnl. Pediatrics 73 703/2 The moderately retarded child is considered to be trainable, that is, capable of practical training for work in a sheltered work-shop. 1997 Oxoniensia 61 27 Feature F9 was a moderately-sized ring ditch visible as a slight earthwork and grass mark in the adjacent gallop. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1398
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