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staid是什么意思

staid

英 [steɪd] 美 [sted]

staid 古板的，一本正经的

来自 stay 的过去分词古拼写形式，引申比喻义古板的，一本正经的。

staid: staid: see stay
staid (adj.): 1540s, "fixed, permanent," adjectival use of stayed, past participle of stay (v.). Meaning "sober, sedate" first recorded 1550s. Related: Staidly.

1. He had grown staid and dull.

他变得既古板又无趣.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Her thoughts were staid and solemnly adapted to a condition.: 她的思想已经定形,安于一板一眼地顺应现实.

5. Staid men and good scholars at first expressed mirth.: 持重的人和渊博的学者起初看了觉得好笑.