English-Thai Dictionary

moderate

ADJ(อากาศ  อบอุ่น (อากาศ  ไม่ หนาว จัด  ร่มรื่น  calm mild aob-aun

 

moderate

ADJ ปานกลาง  พอสมควร  กลางๆ  temperate average medium fair immoderate excessive heavy pan-klang

 

moderate

N ผู้ ที่ มี ความคิด ไม่ รุนแรง (โดยเฉพาะ ทางการเมือง  centrist phu-ti-me-kwam-kid-mai-run-rang

 

moderate

VI บรรเทา ลง  ลดลง  soften weaken lessen intensify increase ban-tao-long

 

moderate

VT ทำให้ บรรเทา  ทำให้ ลดลง  tam-hai-ba-tao

 

moderate

VT เป็น ประธาน  เป็น ผู้ เปิดงาน  chair lead pen-pra-tan

 

moderately

ADV อย่าง พอสมควร  อย่าง พอประมา ณ  โดย ปานกลาง  อย่าง สมเหตุสมผล  reasonably fairly yang-por-som-kuan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MODERATE

a.[L. moderatus, from moderor, to limit, from modus, a limit. ] 1. Literally, limited; restrained; hence, temperate; observing reasonable bounds in indulgence; as moderate in eating or drinking, or in other gratifications.
2. Limited in quantity; not excessive or expensive. He keeps a moderate table.
3. Restrained in passion, ardor or temper; not violent; as moderate men of both parties.
4. Not extreme in opinion; as a moderate Calvinist or Lutheran.
5. Placed between extremes; holding the mean or middle place; as reformation of a moderate kind.
6. Temperate; not extreme, violent or rigorous; as moderate weather; a moderate winter; moderate heat; a moderate breeze of wind.
7. Of a middle rate; as men of moderate abilities.
8. Not swift; as a moderate walk.

 

MODERATE

v.t.To restrain from excess of any kind; to reduce from a state of violence; to lessen; to allay; to repress; as, to moderate rage, action, desires, etc. ; to moderate heat or wind. 1. To temper; to make temperate; to qualify.
By its astringent quality, it moderates the relaxing quality of warm water.

 

MODERATE

v.i.To become less violent, severe, rigorous or intense. The cold or winter usually moderates in March; the heat of summer moderates in September.

 

MODERATED

pp. Reduced in violence, rigor or intensity; allayed; lessened; tempered; qualified.

 

MODERATELY

adv. Temperately; mildly; without violence. 1. In a middle degree; ; not excessively; as water moderately warm.
Each nymph but moderately fair.

 

MODERATENESS

n.State of being moderate; temperateness; a middle state between extremes; as the moderateness of the weather; used commonly of things, as moderation is of persons.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MODERATE

Mod "er *ate, a. Etym: [L. moderatus, p.p. of moderate, moderati, to moderate, regulate, control, fr. modus measure. See Mode. ]

 

Defn: Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained; as: (a ) Limited in quantity; sparing; temperate; frugal; as, moderate in eating or drinking; a moderate table. (b ) Limited in degree of activity, energy, or excitement; reasonable; calm; slow; as, moderate language; moderate endeavors. (c ) Not extreme in opinion, in partisanship, and the like; as, a moderate Calvinist. A number of moderate members managed. .. to obtain a majority in a thin house. Swift.

 

(d ) Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle; as, a moderate winter. "Moderate showers." Walter. (e ) Limited as to degree of progress; as, to travel at moderate speed. (f ) Limited as to the degree in which a quality, principle, or faculty appears; as, an infusion of moderate strength; a man of moderate abilities. (g ) Limited in scope or effects; as, a reformation of a moderate kind. Hooker.

 

MODERATE

Mod "er *ate, n. (Eccl. Hist. )

 

Defn: One of a party in the Church of Scotland in the 18th century, and part of the 19th, professing moderation in matters of church government, in discipline, and in doctrine.

 

MODERATE

Mod "er *ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moderated; p. pr. & vb. n.Moderating. ]

 

1. To restrain from excess of any kind; to reduce from a state of violence, intensity, or excess; to keep within bounds; to make temperate; to lessen; to allay; to repress; to temper; to qualify; as, to moderate rage, action, desires, etc. ; to moderate heat or wind. By its astringent quality, it moderates the relaxing quality of warm water. Arbuthnot. To moderate stiff minds disposed to strive. Spenser.

 

2. To preside over, direct, or regulate, as a public meeting; as, to moderate a synod.

 

MODERATE

MODERATE Mod "er *ate, v. i.

 

1. To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as, the wind has moderated.

 

2. To preside as a moderator. Dr. Barlow [was ] engaged. .. to moderate for him in the divinity disputation. Bp. Barlow's Remains (1693 ).

 

MODERATELY

MODERATELY Mod "er *ate *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a moderate manner or degree; to a moderate extent. Each nymph but moderately fair. Waller.

 

MODERATENESS

MODERATENESS Mod "er *ate *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being moderate; temperateness; moderation.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

moderate

mod er ate ▶adjective |ˈmäd (ə )rət ˈmɑd (ə )rət |average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree: we walked at a moderate pace. • (of a person, party, or policy ); not radical or excessively right- or left-wing: a moderate reform program. ▶noun |ˈmäd (ə )rət ˈmɑd (ə )rət |a person who holds moderate views, esp. in politics. ▶verb |ˈmädəˌrāt ˈmɑdəˌreɪt | 1 make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent: [ with obj. ] : I shall not moderate my criticism | (as adj. moderating ) : his moderating influence in the army was now needed more than ever | [ no obj. ] : the weather has moderated considerably. 2 [ with obj. ] (in academic and ecclesiastical contexts ) preside over (a deliberative body ) or at (a debate ): a panel moderated by a Harvard University law professor. • [ no obj. ] preside; act as a moderator. 3 [ with obj. ] monitor (an Internet message board or chat room ) for inappropriate or offensive content. 4 [ with obj. ] Physics retard (neutrons ) with a moderator. DERIVATIVES mod er at ism |-ˌtizəm |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin moderat- ‘reduced, controlled, ’ from the verb moderare; related to modest .

 

moderate breeze

mod er ate breeze ▶noun a wind of force 4 on the Beaufort scale (13 –18 miles per hour, or 11 –16 knots ).

 

moderate gale

mod er ate gale ▶noun a wind of force 7 on the Beaufort scale (32 –38 miles per hour, or 28 –33 knots ).

 

moderately

mod er ate ly |ˈmäd (ə )rətlē ˈmɑd (ə )rətli | ▶adverb [ as submodifier ] to a certain extent; quite; fairly: these events were moderately successful | he answered all the questions moderately well. • in a moderate manner: growth continues moderately. • within reasonable limits: both hotels are moderately priced.

 

Oxford Dictionary

moderate

mod ¦er |ate ▶adjective |ˈmɒd (ə )rət |average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree: we walked at a moderate pace. • (of a person, party, or policy ) not radical or excessively right- or left-wing: a moderate reform programme. ▶noun |ˈmɒd (ə )rət |a person who holds moderate views, especially in politics. ▶verb |ˈmɒdəreɪt | 1 make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent: [ with obj. ] : I shall not moderate my criticism | [ no obj. ] : the weather has moderated considerably. 2 [ with obj. ] Brit. review (examination papers, results, or candidates ) in relation to an agreed standard so as to ensure consistency of marking. 3 [ with obj. ] (in academic and ecclesiastical contexts ) preside over (a deliberative body ) or at (a debate ): a panel moderated by a Harvard University law professor. • [ no obj. ] (especially in the Presbyterian Church in Scotland ) act as a moderator; preside. 4 monitor (an Internet message board or chat room ) for inappropriate or offensive content. 5 [ with obj. ] Physics retard (neutrons ) with a moderator. DERIVATIVES moderatism |ˈmɒd (ə )rətɪz (ə )m |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin moderat- ‘reduced, controlled ’, from the verb moderare; related to modest .

 

moderate breeze

mod ¦er |ate breeze ▶noun a wind of force 4 on the Beaufort scale (11 –16 knots or 20 –30 kph ).

 

moderate gale

mod ¦er |ate gale ▶noun another term for near gale.

 

moderately

mod ¦er |ate ¦ly |ˈmɒd (ə )rətli | ▶adverb [ as submodifier ] to a certain extent; quite; fairly: the event was moderately successful. • within reasonable limits: both hotels are moderately priced.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

moderate

moderate adjective 1 moderate success: average, modest, medium, middling, ordinary, common, commonplace, everyday, workaday; tolerable, passable, adequate, fair; mediocre, indifferent, unexceptional, unremarkable, run-of-the-mill; informal OK, so-so, 'comme ci, comme ça', fair-to-middling, plain-vanilla, no great shakes, not up to much. ANTONYMS great, massive. 2 moderate prices: reasonable, acceptable; inexpensive, low, fair, modest. ANTONYMS outrageous, unreasonable. 3 moderate views: middle-of-the-road, nonextreme, nonradical, centrist. ANTONYMS extreme. 4 moderate behavior: restrained, controlled, sober; tolerant, lenient. ANTONYMS unreasonable. ▶verb 1 the wind has moderated somewhat: die down, abate, let up, calm down, lessen, decrease, diminish; recede, weaken, subside. ANTONYMS increase. 2 you can help to moderate her anger: curb, control, check, temper, restrain, subdue; repress, tame, lessen, decrease, lower, reduce, diminish, alleviate, allay, appease, assuage, ease, soothe, calm, tone down. ANTONYMS exacerbate, aggravate. 3 the panel was moderated by one of the writers: chair, take the chair of, preside over.

 

moderately

moderately adverb a moderately successful farmer: somewhat, quite, rather, fairly, reasonably, comparatively, relatively, to some extent; tolerably, passably, adequately; informal pretty.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

moderate

moderate adjective 1 the club enjoyed moderate success: average, modest, medium, middling, ordinary, common, commonplace, everyday, workaday; tolerable, passable, adequate, fair, decent; mediocre, indifferent, uninspired, undistinguished, unexceptional, unexciting, unremarkable, run-of-the-mill, lacklustre, forgettable, inferior, second-rate; informal OK, so-so, bog-standard, fair-to-middling, (plain ) vanilla, nothing to write home about, no great shakes, not so hot, not up to much; NZ informal half-pie. ANTONYMS great, massive. 2 moderate demands | moderate prices: reasonable, within reason, acceptable, non-excessive, within due limits; inexpensive, low, cheap, bargain-basement, fair, modest; abstemious, temperate, restrained. ANTONYMS outrageous, unreasonable. 3 a man of moderate views: dispassionate, non-extreme, middle-of-the-road, non-radical, non-reactionary, open to reason, equitable, impartial. ANTONYMS extreme. 4 moderate behaviour: restrained, controlled, temperate, sober, steady, regular, not given to excesses; easy, even, mild, tolerant, lenient. ANTONYMS unreasonable, immoderate. ▶verb 1 the wind has moderated: die down, abate, let up, calm down, lessen, grow less, decrease, diminish, slacken; ebb, recede, dwindle, weaken, subside. ANTONYMS get up, increase. 2 you can do something to moderate the anger: curb, control, check, keep in check, keep under control, hold in, temper, regulate, restrain, restrict, subdue; still, damp, repress, tame, break, lessen, deaden, decrease, lower, reduce, diminish, remit, mitigate, alleviate, allay, appease, assuage, ease, palliate, soothe, soften, calm, modulate, pacify, mellow, mince, tone down. ANTONYMS exacerbate, aggravate. 3 the Speaker moderates the assembly: chair, take the chair of, preside over; arbitrate, mediate, referee, judge.

 

moderately

moderately adverb a moderately successful small farmer: somewhat, quite, rather, fairly, reasonably, comparatively, relatively, to a limited extent /degree, to a certain degree, to some extent, within reason, within limits, tolerably, passably, adequately, satisfactorily; informal pretty, kind of, sort of, ish. ANTONYMS massively, hugely.

 

French Dictionary

modérateur

modérateur , trice adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Qui tempère, modère, concilie. nom masculin et féminin 1 Personne qui modère, tempère. : C ’est un bon modérateur, une excellente modératrice. 2 Machine qui a pour fonction de régulariser un fonctionnement. : Le modérateur d ’une horloge. LOCUTION Ticket modérateur. Partie des frais médicaux laissée à la charge des bénéficiaires de l ’assurance-maladie.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

moderate

mod er ate /mɑ́d (ə )rət |mɔ́d -/ (! 形容詞 と 動詞 で発音が異なるので注意 ) 〖mode (尺度 )ate (適切化する )〗形容詞 more ～; most ～/3 は比較なし 1 〈程度 数量 価格などが 〉適度の , ころあいの , 中くらいの (reasonable ); 並みの , 普通の ; 〈能力 収入などが 〉あまり高くない , まあまあの ; 〈気候が 〉穏やかな ▸ moderate exercise 適度な運動 ▸ a moderate drinker ほどほどの酒飲み ▸ Put a small to moderate amount of sugar in the pot .｟レシピ ｠少量から適量の砂糖を深なべに入れます ▸ a moderate success まあまあの成功 ▸ low or moderate income people 中低所得者 2 (主に政治に関して )〈人 考えなどが 〉極端に走らない , 節度ある , 穏健な (↔extreme )▸ moderate political opinions 穏健な政治見解 3 〈変化などが 〉わずかな (slight )▸ a moderate increase in blood cholesterol 血中コレステロールのわずかな増加 名詞 C (主に政治的に )穏健な人 .動詞 /mɑ́dərèɪt |mɔ́d -/他動詞 1 ｟かたく ｠〈物 事 〉を和らげる , 穏やかにする ▸ moderate one's demands 要求を和らげる 2 (公正な立場で )〈会議 討論など 〉を司会する , …の進行役をする .3 ｟英 ｠(外部の委員が )〈試験の採点など 〉を点検 [監査 ]する .4 〘物理 〙〈中性子 〉を減速する .自動詞 1 和らぐ , 穏やかになる .2 司会する .3 ｟英 ｠(試験などを )点検 [監査 ]する .～̀ br é eze 〘気象 〙和風 〘秒速約6 --8m 〙.～̀ g á le 〘気象 〙強風 〘秒速約14 --17m 〙.

 

moderately

mod er ate ly /mɑ́d (ə )rətli |mɔ́d -/副詞 控えめに, 適度に, ほどよく .