音标:[steid] ;
a. 认真的, 沉着的, 固定的
s characterized by dignity and propriety
词型变化:形容词比较级 : staider ; 形容词最高级 : staidest
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
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staid的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. He does this by transmitting not a staid image but a simulacra.他不是通过传输固定的图像而是传输某种拟像而做到了这一点。
  2. The museum is trying to get rid of its staid image.博物馆力图改变自己古板的形象。
  3. I always thought of him as a rather staid old gentleman.我一直以为他是个相当古板的绅士。
  4. The locals were a very staid lot.当地居民非常保守。
  5. We think of the Puritans as staid people.我们认为清教徒是很稳重的人。

词汇搭配

  • stay停留

经典引文

  • It was a staid, respectable magazine.

    出自:J. London
  • Off duty, staid Scottish lawyers..let their hair down.

    出自:L. Kennedy
  • They were as close to bohemians as staid Northampton could produce.

    出自:Anne Stevenson
【近义词】

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