stilted
英['stɪltɪd] 美['stɪltɪd]
"that artificial humility that her husband hated"
"contrived coyness"
"a stilted letter of acknowledgment"
"when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"
1.(言谈)呆板的,生硬的,不自然的
If someone speaks in astilted way, they speak in a formal or unnatural way, for example because they are not relaxed.
e.g. We made polite,stilted conversation...
我们客套了一番。
e.g. His delivery wasstilted and occasionally stumbling.
他的发言很生硬,有时还打结巴。
1. 僵硬的, 不自然的,呆板的:- unfocused 未聚焦的 | -stilted 僵硬的, 不自然的,呆板的 | - insincere 不真诚的
2. stilted
2. 踩高跷的:stilted arch 有座子的圆拱 |stilted 踩高跷的 | stimulant 刺激物
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3. 提高:stilt 高桥 ;支材 |stilted 提高 |stilted arch 上心拱
The irksomeness of artificially stilted manners.
出自:V. G. KiernanExchanging stilted sentences at long intervals.
出自:G. Daly上一个:hard going
下一个:self-important