stilted
UK/'stiltid/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Unnaturally stiff and formal in style or manner; artificially pompous
生硬的，不自然的，做作的
Root Breakdown
Native Englishstiltedother
=stilted
Common Collocations
- 1.stilted language生硬的语言
- 2.stilted conversation不自然的对话
- 3.stilted prose做作的文风
- 4.[stilted performance]僵硬的表演
Example Sentences
- 1.
The dialogue in the film felt stilted and unconvincing to the audience.
- 2.
His stilted manner of speaking made it hard to hold a natural conversation.
- 3.
The translation read as stilted because it followed the original too literally.