staid
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [ste?d]
- 美式音標 [ste?d]
- 英式發(fā)音
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基本解釋
- adj.固定的;(指人﹑ 外表﹑ 行為﹑ 愛好等)古板的;保守的;一本正經的
詞根記憶
- sta(看作stay,堅持) + id(看作ID,身份)→堅持自己的身份→穩(wěn)重的
- 沉著的(staid)戰(zhàn)士在敵人面前勇敢地說(said)不
英漢例句
- He had grown staid and dull.
他變得既古板又無趣. - The locals were a very staid lot.
當地居民非常保守. - Her thoughts were staid and solemnly adapted to a condition.
她的思想已經定形,安于一板一眼地順應現(xiàn)實. - He had grown staid and dull.
他變得既古板又無趣. - The locals were a very staid lot.
當地居民非常保守.
英英字典
- serious, boring, and slightly old-fashioned
- If you say that someone or something is staid, you mean that they are serious, dull, and rather old-fashioned.