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

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。
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。
Davis in the staid office was conspicuous by his eccentricities.
在那间气氛庄重的办公室里，戴维斯因其种种怪癖而分外显眼。
We think of the Puritans as staid people.
我们认为清教徒是很稳重的人。
Even the most staid companies in the most stable industries must seek growth and adjust to changing markets, he notes.
他还说，就算是最稳定的行业中、最古板的公司，其大多数也必须谋求增长，同时适应不断变化的市场。
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。
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。
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。
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。