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adjective | ˈmäd(ə)rət |
average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree:
〈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, 〈変化などが〉ちょっとした; 〈気候が〉穏やかな
e.g. we walked at a moderate pace.
(of a person, party, or policy) not radical or excessively right-wing or left-wing:
(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)
e.g. a moderate reform program.
noun | ˈmäd(ə)rət |
a person who holds moderate views, especially in politics.
(主に政治的に)穏健な人
verb | ˈmädəˌrāt |
1. make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent:
｟かたく｠ 〈物･事〉を和らげる, 穏やかにする
e.g. with object : I shall not moderate my criticism
和らぐ, 穏やかになる.
e.g. no object : the weather has moderated considerably
e.g. (as adjective moderating) : his moderating influence in the army was now needed more than ever.
2. with object (in academic and ecclesiastical contexts) preside over (a deliberative body) or at (a debate):
(公正な立場で)〈会議･討論など〉を司会する, …の進行役をする
e.g. a panel moderated by a Harvard University law professor.
no object preside; act as a moderator.
司会する
3. with object monitor (an Internet forum or online discussion) for inappropriate or offensive content.
4. with object Physics retard (neutrons) with a moderator.
〘物理〙 〈中性子〉を減速する
DERIVATIVES
moderatism | -ˌtizəm | noun
ORIGIN
late Middle English: from Latin moderat- ‘reduced, controlled’, from the verb moderare; related to modest.