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

• 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。
• We think of the Puritans as staid people.
  我们认为清教徒是很稳重的人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Two middleaged gentlemen of staid and learned appearance.
  两个模样古板、带学究气的中年绅士。
• The normally staid money markets will be watched closely this week to see if it has worked.
  本周正常稳定的货币市场将会被仔细观察以确定行动是否有效。
• Nest transformed the previously staid market for home thermostats by creating a model that leverages software connected to the Internet.
  Nest创造的一款设备利用了接入互联网的软件，进而转变了过去古板的家用恒温器市场。
• 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。
• 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。