stilted
英 [ˈstɪltɪd]
美 [ˈstɪltɪd]
adj. 生硬的; 不自然的
BNC.22090 / COCA.28085
牛津词典
adj.
- 生硬的;不自然的
not natural or relaxed; too formal- We made stilted conversation for a few moments.
我们不自然地客套了几句。
- We made stilted conversation for a few moments.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (言谈)呆板的,生硬的,不自然的
If someone speaks in astiltedway, they speak in a formal or unnatural way, for example because they are not relaxed.- We made polite, stilted conversation...
我们客套了一番。 - His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling.
他的发言很生硬,有时还打结巴。
- We made polite, stilted conversation...
英英释义
adj
- artificially formal
- that artificial humility that her husband hated
- contrived coyness
- a stilted letter of acknowledgment
- when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation
双语例句
- After some stilted efforts at conversation, he gave up and left.
在作了一番勉为其难的谈话尝试之后,他不再交谈下去,离开了。 - The frivolity, frenzy and laughter soon turned into stilted postures and silence as the members of the audience tried to come to terms with what just took place.
当观众还不知道要如何对应之下,原来的虚浮、狂及笑声很快地就变僵了、默无语。 - He speaks a slightly stilted French suitable for foreigners.
他讲的法语有点儿不自然,但外国人容易听懂。 - We made stilted conversation for a few moments.
我们不自然地客套了几句。 - We made polite, stilted conversation
我们客套了一番。 - The candidate who shows an authentic sense fo humor – not stilted jokes or fake belly laughter – just might find a groundswell of support.
展现令人可信的幽默感,而不是夸张的笑话或者是虚伪的大笑,这样的候选人会得到巨大的支持。 - "That would be nice," he said, as stilted as she.
那太好了,他说,神态象她一样不自然。 - Critics complain, however, that the dialogue is stilted and awkward as the actors mouth modern phrases that don't fit the movie's ancient time frame.
批评者抱怨,电影里的对话都很虚假和笨础。从演员里说出来现代版的话,与当时的时代背景很不相符。 - Therefore, the energy of the operation of the ultra-filtration with stilted spacers can be saved greatly.
因此,采用高跷格栅可以大大降低超滤操作的能耗。 - Your choice of options for those that designed this achievement are somewhat stilted.
你所选择要完成的这个成就,是儿童周系列成就的支柱。