Staid
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj.稳重的, 沉着的
- ［英］ adj.稳重的, 沉着的 ( prim self-restraint; sober)
- ［类］ 反义词: jaunty ( 活泼的)
- ［记］ 原来是stay的过去式
- ［例］ He's too staid for such a lively young wife.
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
I. adjective
- Etymology: from past participle of ［sup］3［/sup］stay
- Date: 1557
- marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint ; sober, grave
- Synonyms: see serious
- ? staidly adverb
- ? staidness noun
II. *past and past participle of stay
