staid

英 [steɪd]

美 [steɪd]

adj. 没意思的; 古板的; 一本正经的

比较级：staider　

GRE TEM8

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

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。
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。
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。
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。
SIR WILLIAM staid only a week at Hunsford; but his visit was long enough to convince him of his daughter's being most comfortably settled, and of her possessing such a husband and such a neighbour as were not often met with.
威廉爵士在汉斯福只待了一个星期，可是经过了这一次短短的拜访，他大可以为了：女儿嫁得极其称心如意，而且有了这样不可多得的丈夫和难能可贵的邻居。
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。
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 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；
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。
They showed a staid mood in that accident.
那次事件中他们的情绪很稳定。