subdued

adj. 减弱的；被制服的；被抑制的

v. 使服从，压制，减弱（subdue 的过去式和过去分词）

中文词源

subdued 小声的，压低的

subdue,抑制，压制，-ed,形容词后缀。引申词义小声的，压低声音的。

subdued (adj.): c. 1600, "subjugated," past participle adjective from subdue. Meaning "calmed down, reduced in intensity" is recorded from 1822.

1. subduce "除去，减去" => subdue.2. subdue 其实就是 subduce 经过古法语简化、变体而来。3. subdue 的过去式和过去分词。

1. He faced the press, initially, in a somewhat subdued mood.: 他最初面对媒体时情绪有点忧郁。

2. The audience are strangely subdued, clapping politely after each song.: 观众们出奇地安静，只是在每首歌结束后报以礼貌性的掌声。