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

• Had I received any letter from Mansfield, to tell me how you were all going on, I believe I should certainly have staid;
  我要是能收到一封曼斯菲尔德的来信，告诉我你们的情况，我想我肯定会待下去。
• 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。
• Two middleaged gentlemen of staid and learned appearance.
  两个模样古板、带学究气的中年绅士。
• 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。
• And staid financial advisers are now attending gold conferences whooping with joy, as I discovered.
  稳重的理财顾问们如今出现在各种黄金会议上我发现，他们呼喊是出于喜悦。
• 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。
• For a young Moroccan couple, getting married is no staid affair.
  对年轻的摩洛哥情侣而言，结婚并不会是件乏味的事。
• Davis in the staid office was conspicuous by his eccentricities.
  在那间气氛庄重的办公室里，戴维斯因其种种怪癖而分外显眼。
• 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。
• Even the most staid companies in the most stable industries must seek growth and adjust to changing markets, he notes.
  他还说，就算是最稳定的行业中、最古板的公司，其大多数也必须谋求增长，同时适应不断变化的市场。