staid

英 [steɪd]

美 [steɪd]

adj.  没意思的; 古板的; 一本正经的

比较级：staider　

GRETEM8

BNC.19440 / COCA.18779

牛津词典

adj.

• 没意思的；古板的；一本正经的
  not amusing or interesting; boring and old-fashioned

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 严肃的;无聊的;古板的
  If you say that someone or something isstaid, you mean that they are serious, dull, and rather old-fashioned.
  1. ...a staid seaside resort.
     了无生气的海滨度假胜地

英英释义

adj

• characterized by dignity and propriety
  Synonym:sedate

双语例句

• Even the staid press release can come alive with video.
  就算是枯燥的新闻也可以制作成生动的视频。
• Miss Taylor, if you had not married, you would have staid at home with me.
  泰勒小姐，你要是还没结婚的话，就可以待在家里陪伴我啦。
• If he had come at Christmas he could not have staid three days;
  他要是赶在圣诞节来，那就会连三天也住不上。
• They showed a staid mood in that accident.
  那次事件中他们的情绪很稳定。
• We think of the Puritans as staid people.
  我们认为清教徒是很稳重的人。
• To some degree, the Chinese perception of British brands can be old-fashioned or staid.
  某种程度上说，中国人印象中的英国品牌可能代表着老式或古板。
• This means your Home screen is always changing – it's a nice touch but does mean the tiles that don't have any live information ( eg Internet Explorer) are a bit dull and staid.
  这意味着你的主画面是一直在变-这是一个很好的接触，但并不意味着瓷砖没有任何活的信息（如InternetExplorer）是一个有点沉闷和古板。
• Although laid-back Sydney is australia's gay capital, it was left to more staid Canberra to introduce the country's first law allowing gay and lesbian couples to form civil unions.
  尽管悠闲懒散的悉尼是澳大利亚的同性恋之都，但堪培拉却将其甩在了后面，率先引入了全国第一项允许同性恋之间结合的民事结合关系法。
• I always thought of him as a rather staid old gentleman.
  我一直以为他是个相当古板的绅士。
• No wonder the normally staid International Monetary Fund has called the German-led debate unproductive.
  难怪连一向稳重的国际货币基金组织（IMF）都忍不住称，德国所主导的辩论不具成效。