stilted
英 ['stɪltɪd]
美 ['stɪltɪd]
- adj. 不自然的;呆板的;僵硬的
- v. 使踩高蹺(stilt的過去分詞)
中文詞源
stilted 生硬的,不自然的stilt,高蹺,-ed,形容詞後綴。比喻用法。
英文詞源
- stilted (adj.)
- 1610s, "having stilts," from stilt (n.). That of "elevated or supported by stilts" is from 1820. Figurative sense of "pompous, stuffy, formal and stiff" is first recorded 1820.
雙語例句
- 1. We made polite, stilted conversation.
- 我們客套了一番。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We made stilted conversation for a few moments.
- 我們不自然地客套了幾句。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. All too soon the stilted conversation ran out.
- 很快這種做作的交談就結束了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling.
- 他的發言很生硬,有時還打結巴。
來自辭典例句
- 5. Perhaps for this reason, his language was somewhat stilted.
- 也許,正是由於這個緣故, 他說的語言有一點矯揉造作.
來自辭典例句