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

• Staid men and good scholars at first expressed mirth.
  持重的人和渊博的学者起初看了觉得好笑。
• The assertiveness has sent shivers through staid Japanese boardrooms.
  这个决断震撼了沉静的日本的会议室。
• 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。
• However, it is just as likely that they will carry on with their staid, conservative strategies.
  不过，它们同样可能会继续执行沉着、保守的策略。
• 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。
• 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。
• We think of the Puritans as staid people.
  我们认为清教徒是很稳重的人。
• 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。
• Their strategy of development finance emphasizes the important role of entrepreneurship and markets over a staid aid-system of development that preaches hand-outs.
  它们的经济发展战略强调企业和市场的重要地位，而不是僵化的发展援助系统，只会不断索取。
• He has a steady job, a house in a respectable neighbourhood and leads a very staid life.
  他有份稳定的工作，在富人区有幢房子并过着一成不变的生活。