adj (1)中等(一般)的(of average or medium amount，range，quality，etc)[无comp]：a～price/speed/profit/distance/crop中等价位/速度/利润/距离/收成;a room of～size中等大小的房间;a book of～length篇幅适中的书;a family of～income中等收入家庭;a～performance 不好不坏的演出;do a～amount of business 生意做得不大不小;a～winter/climate/wind温和的冬天/温和的气候/和风;a～summer sea夏日较为平静的海面;〖同〗average;〖反〗extreme，immoderate;

(2)适度(不过分)的(not excessive or extreme;keeping within reasonable limits)：a～drinker/eater/appetite/request有节制的饮酒者/进食者/食欲/要求;a man of～habits习性适当的人;be～in demands要求合乎情理;

(3)不激进(极端)的(avoiding political extremes)：be～in one's views/one's opinions/one's speeches 某人的观点/看法/讲话温和;a～senator/leader/party稳健的参议员/领导人/政党;a person who is politically～在政治上不激进的人;His～approach to the crisis kept everyone calm.他处理危机的稳健方式使每个人都平静了。～policies 稳健的政策;〖同〗reasonable，mild，measured;〖反〗unreasonable，extreme，wild;

(4)普通(一般)的(of average or medium quality，amount;average)[无comp];(enph)：～improvement改进不大;～skills/quality/intelligence技艺/质量/智力平平;a man of～ability能力一般的人;Their standard is～.他们水平不高。〖同〗average;

→′moderately adv 适中(中等)的;′moderator n 调解(仲裁)人;͵mod′eration n温和，节制;

v (使)变缓(温)和;(使)减弱(东西)((cause to)make less extreme;become moderate)[I，T+n]：His temper/pain～ed.他的脾气/疼痛慢慢抑制住了。The weather was beginning to～. 天气开始变得温和起来。The wind was beginning to～.风势开始减弱了。～one's voice/one's tone/one's desires/one's expectations/one's demands压低调门/缓和语气/节制欲望/减少希望/降低要求;〖同〗control，soften，lessen;〖反〗increase，intensify;

n 稳健派，温和主义者(person whose ideas，opinions are not extreme)[C]： Politically he is a～.政治上他是个稳健派。the middle-of-the-road～s in the world世界上走中间道路的温和派;The～s have plenty to be anxious about.稳健派人士有许多忧虑的事情。〖反〗extremist