• adj. 穩健的，溫和的；適度的，中等的；有節制的
• vi. 變緩和，變弱
• vt. 節制；減輕

來自mode,模式，方式，尺度。引申詞義適度的，適中的。

moderate

moderate: [14] Latin moderārī or moderāre meant ‘reduce, control’. They were derived from an unrecorded *modes- (source also of modest), which was related to modus ‘measure’ (source of English mode and model), and hence denoted etymologically ‘keep within due measure’. Their past participle moderātus was taken over by English as an adjective, and converted into a verb in the 15th century.
=> mode, model, modern, modest

moderate (adj.)

late 14c., originally of weather and other physical conditions, from Latin moderatus "within bounds, observing moderation;" figuratively "modest, restrained," past participle of moderari "to regulate, mitigate, restrain, temper, set a measure, keep (something) within measure," related to modus "measure," from PIE *med-es-, from base *med- (see medical (adj.)). The notion is "keeping within due measure." In English, of persons from early 15c.; of opinions from 1640s; of prices from 1904. Related: Moderateness.

moderate (v.)

early 15c., "to abate excessiveness;" from Latin moderatus, past participle of moderari (see moderate (adj.)). Meaning "to preside over a debate" is first attested 1570s. Related: Moderated; moderating.

moderate (n.)

"one who holds moderate opinions on controversial subjects," 1794, from moderate (adj.). Related: Moderatism; -moderantism.

1. Futures prices recovered from sharp early declines to end with moderate losses.

期貨價格在早盤深幅下跌后出現反彈，收盤時未見嚴重損失。

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2. There were three moderate climbs to just below the 450 feet contour.

剛好在450英尺的等高線之下有3個緩坡。

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3. The new centre-right government's radical objectives are often couched in moderate terms.

新的中右翼政府經常以溫和的語言表述其激進的目標。

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4. Contrary to popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite.

與通常的看法相反，適度的運動事實上會降低食欲。

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5. The chops should be cooked over moderate heat to prevent excessive charring.

肉塊應該用文火烹煮，以免燒過了頭。

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