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

• Two middleaged gentlemen of staid and learned appearance.
  两个模样古板、带学究气的中年绅士。
• Look at UK fashion company Burberry. Not long ago it was a relatively staid UK brand.
  诸位看看英国时尚公司巴宝莉（Burberry），不久之前，它还是相当保守的英国品牌。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They showed a staid mood in that accident.
  那次事件中他们的情绪很稳定。
• Chrysler products were perceived as staid and a little boring.
  克莱斯勒公司的车子被人认为式样太死板，令人有点生厌。
• Among some treasures I lost during the wanderings of my adult years, there was a snapshot taken by my aunt which showed Annabel, her parents and the staid, elderly, lame gentleman, a Dr.
  在我成年后的流浪岁月里，我丢失的财物中有一件就是我的姑姑拍摄的照片，上面有安娜贝尔，他父母和一个老态龙钟、神色安详的簸足绅士，库柏医生。
• 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。
• 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。