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staid adj.固定的；（指人﹑ 外表﹑ 行为﹑ 爱好等）古板的；保守的；一本正经的 (1) 他不是通过传输固定的图像而是传输某种拟像而做到了这一点。(2) 博物馆力图改变自己古板的形象。(3) 我一直以为他是个相当古板的绅士。(4) 当地居民非常保守。(5) 我们认为清教徒是很稳重的人。 Staid is pronounced just like "stayed" — in fact, it comes from stay, meaning "fixed" or "permanent." Something that is staid is sedate, slightly dull, and tends to stay the same. Whether it’s a middle-class lifestyle, a conservative law firm, your unadventurous aunt, or an old navy plaid sofa, the word staid can be used to describe anything that maintains a respectable self-restraint and takes no chances.

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英 [steɪd] 美 [steɪd] (1) He does this by transmitting not a staid image but a simulacra.(2) The museum is trying to get rid of its staid image.(3) I always thought of him as a rather staid old gentleman.(4) The locals were a very staid lot.(5) We think of the Puritans as staid people. Something that is staid is dignified, respectable — possibly even boring, like a staid dinner party that is heavy on the important guests but light on the laughs. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]严肃的；无聊的；古板的 If you say that someone or something is staid, you mean that they are serious, dull, and rather old-fashioned. ...a staid seaside resort.了无生气的海滨度假胜地

英语单词	staid
英美音标	英 [steɪd] 美 [steɪd]
中文释义	adj.固定的；（指人﹑ 外表﹑ 行为﹑ 爱好等）古板的；保守的；一本正经的
英语例句	(1) He does this by transmitting not a staid image but a simulacra. (2) The museum is trying to get rid of its staid image. (3) I always thought of him as a rather staid old gentleman. (4) The locals were a very staid lot. (5) We think of the Puritans as staid people.
中文例句	(1) 他不是通过传输固定的图像而是传输某种拟像而做到了这一点。 (2) 博物馆力图改变自己古板的形象。 (3) 我一直以为他是个相当古板的绅士。 (4) 当地居民非常保守。 (5) 我们认为清教徒是很稳重的人。
vocabulary简明	Something that is staid is dignified, respectable — possibly even boring, like a staid dinner party that is heavy on the important guests but light on the laughs.
vocabulary扩展	Staid is pronounced just like "stayed" — in fact, it comes from stay, meaning "fixed" or "permanent." Something that is staid is sedate, slightly dull, and tends to stay the same. Whether it’s a middle-class lifestyle, a conservative law firm, your unadventurous aunt, or an old navy plaid sofa, the word staid can be used to describe anything that maintains a respectable self-restraint and takes no chances.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]严肃的；无聊的；古板的 If you say that someone or something is staid, you mean that they are serious, dull, and rather old-fashioned. ...a staid seaside resort. 了无生气的海滨度假胜地

Staid Respectable Stay Dull 英 Steɪd] 美 Steɪd Adj.固定的；（指人