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

• 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。
• Two middleaged gentlemen of staid and learned appearance.
  两个模样古板、带学究气的中年绅士。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They showed a staid mood in that accident.
  那次事件中他们的情绪很稳定。