staid

英 [steɪd]

美 [steɪd]

adj. 没意思的; 古板的; 一本正经的

比较级：staider　

GRE TEM8

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

Had I received any letter from Mansfield, to tell me how you were all going on, I believe I should certainly have staid;
我要是能收到一封曼斯菲尔德的来信，告诉我你们的情况，我想我肯定会待下去。
Although laid-back Sydney is australia's gay capital, it was left to more staid Canberra to introduce the country's first law allowing gay and lesbian couples to form civil unions.
尽管悠闲懒散的悉尼是澳大利亚的同性恋之都，但堪培拉却将其甩在了后面，率先引入了全国第一项允许同性恋之间结合的民事结合关系法。
This means your Home screen is always changing – it's a nice touch but does mean the tiles that don't have any live information ( eg Internet Explorer) are a bit dull and staid.
这意味着你的主画面是一直在变-这是一个很好的接触，但并不意味着瓷砖没有任何活的信息（如InternetExplorer）是一个有点沉闷和古板。
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。
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。
The normally staid money markets will be watched closely this week to see if it has worked.
本周正常稳定的货币市场将会被仔细观察以确定行动是否有效。
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。
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。
Two middleaged gentlemen of staid and learned appearance.
两个模样古板、带学究气的中年绅士。
If he had come at Christmas he could not have staid three days;
他要是赶在圣诞节来，那就会连三天也住不上。