stilted
英 ['stɪltɪd]
美['stɪltɪd]
- adj. 不自然的；呆板的；僵硬的
- v. 使踩高跷（stilt的过去分词）
词态变化
副词: stiltedly;
中文词源
stilted 生硬的，不自然的
stilt,高跷，-ed,形容词后缀。比喻用法。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. We made polite, stilted conversation.
- 我们客套了一番。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. We made stilted conversation for a few moments.
- 我们不自然地客套了几句。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. All too soon the stilted conversation ran out.
- 很快这种做作的交谈就结束了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling.
- 他的发言很生硬，有时还打结巴。
来自辞典例句
- 5. Perhaps for this reason, his language was somewhat stilted.
- 也许,正是由于这个缘故, 他说的语言有一点矫揉造作.
来自辞典例句