| 单词 | staid |
| 释义 | staid adjective uk/steɪd/us/steɪd/serious,boring, andslightlyold-fashioned: 严肃无趣的；一本正经的；古板的In anattempttochangeitsstaidimage, thenewspaperhascreateda newsectionaimedatyoungerreaders.那家报纸为改变其古板的形象，开设了一个针对年轻读者的新版面。 Synonym sedate Tedious and uninspiring
staid| American Dictionarystaid adjective us/steɪd/notexcitingorfashionable;serious: She neveradjustedto her husband’s staidlifestyle. Examplesofstaidstaid The wild expression joined with thestaidpose is disconcerting. From theCambridge English Corpus None of these speakers is unambiguously projecting astaidhome environment where parents might be ensuring that they do their homework. From theCambridge English Corpus Sometimes they'd be quitestaid, but even at their moststaidthere would still be riots of laughter. From theCambridge English Corpus It made the usual way of presenting piano recitals look verystaidand static. From theCambridge English Corpus Meanwhile, in absolute terms, the output of novel andstaidacademic subsidiaries continued to search for markets. From theCambridge English Corpus Most of the figures are instaiderect positions without any indication of activity or movement. From theCambridge English Corpus The idea contributed to that long-standing view of the period as stable,staid, and generally uninteresting. From theCambridge English Corpus Thestaidhabits of the older generation, their inability to change with the times, were much criticised. From theCambridge English Corpus Directors of life offices were now as likely to be fly-by-night adventurers as thestaidfinanciers who had dominated the industry in the 1820s. From theCambridge English Corpus The act of imagining, however, follows suchstaidand predictable lines that one is forced to ask where the trite ideas are coming from and what is informing them. From theCambridge English Corpus Social movements, just like morestaidsorts of social organization, provide people with incentives and resources for action, and wide access to both, in local, national and international policy arenas. From theCambridge English Corpus This both energised the previously ratherstaidand undervalued world of television promotions and led to a selective incorporation of techniques and values from the wider world of commercial advertising. From theCambridge English Corpus There is much to be said for the morestaidera that used to surround us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There must be accountability or the matter becomesstaidand introverted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This explains, perhaps, in part, their bizarre costumes, and their long hair, as against the older generations withstaidcostumes and short hair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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