staid

🇬🇧 UK/steid/🇺🇸 US
GREA2

Definitions

adj.

Calm, serious, and conventional in character; not impulsive or excitable.

沉稳的,严肃的,保守的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
staidother
=staid

Common Collocations

  • 1.staid personality保守的性格
  • 2.staid atmosphere沉闷的氛围
  • 3.[staid manner]一本正经的举止
  • 4.rather staid相当古板

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The staid professor rarely smiled during his lectures.

  • 2.

    She found the staid atmosphere of the law firm suffocating.

  • 3.

    His staid personality made him seem older than his years.

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