stilted
美['stɪltɪd] 英['stɪltɪd]
adj. 踩高跷的;虚饰的;生硬的
sp. 动词stilt的过去式和过去分词形式.
详细释义
adj.(形容词)- 夸张的
- 踏着高跷的
- 矫揉造作的,不自然的 ,做作的
- 浮夸的
- 呆板的
- 拘谨的
- 老掉牙的
- 生硬的
- 虚饰的
英英释义
Adjective- 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"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)- A stilted heron labored up into the air and pounded down river.一只长脚鹭费劲地飞起来,又重重地掉到水里了。
- He fashioned no stilted epigram.他不追求夸张的警句。
- There is no doubt that he writes in a stilted style.毫无疑问,他写作的文体浮夸。
- We made stilted conversation for a few moments.我们不自然地客套了几句。
- A memorized speech often sounds stilted and formal.背诵的演讲听起来往往生硬拘谨。