moderate

moderate
adjective
  1. 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
  1. a person who holds moderate views, especially in politics
    （尤指政治上）持温和观点者
verb
  1. 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。
  2. [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）
  3. [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
  4. [with obj.](Physics)retard (neutrons) with a moderator
    (物理)使（中子）减速
派生
moderatism
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin moderat- 'reduced, controlled', from the verb moderare; related to modest
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