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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He was the bard of the farmers and workers of New England and his quiet verse mirrored the staid New Hampshire countryside.
  他是新英格兰农民和工人的歌唱者，他的闲适的诗歌反映着新罕布什尔宁静的农村生活。
• They showed a staid mood in that accident.
  那次事件中他们的情绪很稳定。
• The staid and sober Oakland folk who sat upon the car scarcely noted the young fellow and the girl who ran for it and found a seat in front on the outside.
  坐在车上的清醒平静的奥克兰乘客并没有留意到有那么个小伙子和一个姑娘跑来赶车，而且在靠外的一面找到了座位；
• But the risk of that approach is that if the main banking system is turned into a staid utility, entrepreneurial activity may be pushed further to the margins.
  但这种方法的风险在于，如果主要的银行体系变成了死气沉沉的公用事业型机构，创业活动可能被进一步边缘化。
• 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。
• 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。
• Two middleaged gentlemen of staid and learned appearance.
  两个模样古板、带学究气的中年绅士。