staid

发音

英 [steɪd]word uk audio image

美 [sted] word us audio image

  • adj.
    古板的,保守的,一本正经的
  • adv.
    一本正经地

单词词源

staid 古板的,一本正经的

来自 stay 的过去分词古拼写形式,引申比喻义古板的,一本正经的。

双语例句

1. Rather , it was a staid state-owned firm until it was privatised in 1997 .
恰恰相反,直到1997年私有化前,它一直是家古板的国有公司。
2. This trend continued , and up until the present time the galleries became less staid , and more dynamic or descriptive and interpretive .
这种形势一直持续着,直到现代美术馆才变得不那么古板,而是更加的有活力,更加具有描述性和说明性。
3. The normally staid wall street journal called phillips the " american hero of the moment " .
就连通常很稳重的华尔街日报也称菲利普斯为“美国当代英雄”。
4. If it all sounds rather staid and starchy , that 's because it is .
如果这一切听起来相当稳重刻板,那是因为它确实也如此。
5. The song has gone viral , taking on a life of its own on social networks across the famously staid city-state .
这首歌在社交网络上如病毒般传播开来,迅速遍及新加坡这个以沉稳著称的城市国家。

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