单词 | moderate |
释义 | moderate adj., n., & v. --adj   1. avoiding extremes; temperate in conduct or expression.   2. fairly or tolerably large or good.   3. (of the wind) of medium strength.   4. (of prices) fairly low. --n a person who holds moderate views, esp. in politics. --v   1. tr. & intr. make or become less violent, intense, rigorous, etc.   2. tr. (also absol.) act as a moderator of or to.   3. tr. Physics retard (neutrons) with a moderator. Derivatives moderately adv. moderateness n. moderatism n. Etymology: ME f. L moderatus past part. of moderare reduce, control: rel. to MODEST |
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