subdued

subdued

英 [səb'djuːd]
　　美 [səb'dud]

adj. 減弱的；被制服的；被抑制的
　　v. 使服從，壓制，減弱（subdue 的過去式和過去分詞）

中文詞源：

subdued 小聲的，壓低的

subdue,抑制，壓制，-ed,形容詞後綴。引申詞義小聲的，壓低聲音的。

例句：

1. He faced the press, initially, in a somewhat subdued mood.
他最初面對媒體時情緒有點憂鬱。

2. The audience are strangely subdued, clapping politely after each song.
觀眾們出奇地安靜，隻是在每首歌結束後報以禮貌性的掌聲。

3. The lighting was subdued.
燈光柔和。

4. He seemed a bit subdued to me.
我覺得他當時有點悶悶不樂。

5. I felt strangely subdued when it was all over.
一切都結束的時候,我卻有一種奇怪的壓抑感.