stilted
英 ['st?lt?d]
美['st?lt?d]
- adj. 不自然的；呆板的；僵硬的
- v. 使踩高蹺（stilt的過去分詞）
GRE
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?stiltedly;
中文詞源
stilted 生硬的，不自然的
stilt,高蹺，-ed,形容詞后綴。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(quán)威詞典》
- 3. All too soon the stilted conversation ran out.
- 很快這種做作的交談就結(jié)束了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling.
- 他的發(fā)言很生硬，有時還打結(jié)巴。
來自辭典例句
- 5. Perhaps for this reason, his language was somewhat stilted.
- 也許,正是由于這個緣故, 他說的語言有一點矯揉造作.
來自辭典例句