average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree 中等的,普通的,一般的;平庸的 we walked at a moderate pace. 我们走得不快不慢。 ■(of a person, party, or policy) not radical or excessively right- or left-wing (人,党派,政策)非激进的;稳健的 a moderate reform programme. 一项稳健的改革方案。
noun
a person who holds moderate views, especially in politics (尤指政治上)持温和观点者
verb
make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent (使)变和缓;减轻,减弱;(使)变温和 [with obj.]I shall not moderate my criticism. 我不会减弱我的批评。 [as adj. moderating]his moderating influence in the army was now needed more than ever. 此刻更需要他在军队中所起的缓和作用。 [no obj.]the weather has moderated considerably. 天气已经好多了。
[with obj.]review (examination papers, results, or candidates) in relation to an agreed standard so as to ensure consistency of marking 审核(试卷,结果,候选人员)
[with obj.](in academic and ecclesiastical contexts) preside over (a deliberative body) or at (a debate) (学术和宗教场合用语)主管(审议机构);主持(辩论等) a panel moderated by a Harvard University law professor. 由一位哈佛大学法学教授主持的专题小组。 ■[no obj.](especially in the Presbyterian Church in Scotland) preside; act as a moderator (尤指苏格兰长老会)主持,主管;作主持人
[with obj.](Physics)retard (neutrons) with a moderator (物理)使(中子)减速
派生 moderatism noun 语源
late Middle English: from Latin moderat- 'reduced, controlled', from the verb moderare; related to modest