(每日一词) sedate

Sedate  /səˈdeɪt/ adj. 安静的;平静的; v. 给…服镇静药

词根: sed-表示sit 坐

后缀: -ate 动词后缀, 形容词后缀

e.g. The fight against a chemical storage site has transformed a normally sedate village into a battleground. 反对在此建化工厂仓库的斗争使一贯平静的村庄变成了战场。