橘子朗文词典

staid

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [steɪd]
  • 美式音标 [steɪd]
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基本解释

  • adj.固定的；（指人﹑ 外表﹑ 行为﹑ 爱好等）古板的；保守的；一本正经的

词根记忆

  • sta(看作stay，坚持) + id(看作ID，身份)→坚持自己的身份→稳重的
  • 沉着的(staid)战士在敌人面前勇敢地说(said)不

同根派生

  • n性质的同根词
    staidness：认真；沉着，稳重。

英汉例句

  • He had grown staid and dull.
    他变得既古板又无趣.
  • The locals were a very staid lot.
    当地居民非常保守.
  • Her thoughts were staid and solemnly adapted to a condition.
    她的思想已经定形,安于一板一眼地顺应现实.
  • He had grown staid and dull.
    他变得既古板又无趣.
  • The locals were a very staid lot.
    当地居民非常保守.

词组短语

    短语

  • staid d 沉静的;认真的
  • staid jaunty 稳重的
  • staid a 认真的
  • puckish staid 淘气的
  • Staid Expressed 持重

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • serious, boring, and slightly old-fashioned

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you say that someone or something is staid, you mean that they are serious, dull, and rather old-fashioned.