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Quieter, calmer, or less intense than usual — describing a person's mood (she seemed subdued after the bad news), lighting (subdued lighting, meaning soft and dim), or colors (subdued colors, meaning not bright). It often suggests something has been held back or toned down on purpose or because of sadness.
被壓抑的；柔和的；(情緒)低落的
組成From the verb 'subdue' (to bring under control, to defeat) + -ed.
同家族的字
- subduethe root verb this adjective comes from
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
subduedadj/səbˈdud/
- 1
Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive.
- He is subdued after the disagreement last night.
- I pray you in your Letters, / When you ſhall theſe vnluckie deeds relate, / Speake of me, as I am. […] / Of one, whoſe ſubdu'd Eyes, / Albeit un-vsed to the melting moode, / Drops teares as faſt as the Arabian Trees / Their Medicinable gumme.
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Not glaring in color; soft and light in tone.
- The colour scheme used for this room is subdued.
- 3
Reduced in intensity or strength; toned down.
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資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。