controlled
- IPA[kənˈtrōld]
美式
- not showing emotion; having one's feelings under control；under the control of someone or something
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. not showing emotion; having one's feelings under control his every word seemed to be calm and controlled she's a very controlled player and is mentally tough
- 2. under the control of someone or something the country's tightly controlled financial markets rebel-controlled areas of the country
- ▪ having been limited in intensity or level; kept in check a display of controlled aggression the office was in a state of controlled chaos
- ▪ (of a drug) restricted by law with respect to use and possession a sentence for possessing controlled substances
- ▪ (of an explosion) produced deliberately under conditions that are determined beforehand bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion on the suspicious object
- 3. (of an experiment, test, etc.) carried out under conditions that preclude error or the influence of extraneous factors the first randomized controlled trial to study the effects of copper bracelets on rheumatoid arthritis
