来自拉丁语 sedere,坐，来自 PIE*sed,坐，坐下，词源同 sit,seat.引申比喻义使镇静，使镇定。

1. I live in a sedate little village in the Midlands.

我住在英格兰中部一个宁静的小村庄里。

2. We set off again at a more sedate pace.

我们重新上路了，步调更加从容。

3. She took them to visit her sedate, elderly cousins.

她带他们去拜访她那些不苟言笑的表兄表姐们。

4. Today's celebrations have been altogether more sedate.

今天的庆祝活动显然更加庄重。

5. Her London life was sedate, almost mundane.

她在伦敦的生活平淡无奇，几乎有些枯燥。