stilted

英 [ˈstɪltɪd]

美 [ˈstɪltɪd]

adj.  生硬的; 不自然的

过去式：stilted　过去分词：stilted　

GRE

BNC.22090 / COCA.28085

牛津词典

adj.

• 生硬的；不自然的
  not natural or relaxed; too formal
  1. We made stilted conversation for a few moments.
     我们不自然地客套了几句。

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.
  1. We made polite, stilted conversation...
     我们客套了一番。
  2. His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling.
     他的发言很生硬，有时还打结巴。

英英释义

adj

• artificially formal
  1. that artificial humility that her husband hated
  2. contrived coyness
  3. a stilted letter of acknowledgment
  4. when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation
  Synonym:artificialcontrivedhokey

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。
• This made my actions stilted and unnatural.
  这使我的动作忸怩而不自然。
• And written dialogue is quite different from spoken conversation: replies may be delayed, phrases may be more stilted, tone of voice is absent.
  而且打字聊天与谈话完全不同，回复可能会延迟，言词呆板，没有语音语调。
• Laotian family rests in the shade of their stilted, thatched roof hut in the fertile lowlands of the Mekong River valley.
  富庶的湄公河谷地，一个老挝家庭正在他们用高杆撑起的茅草屋的阴影下休息。
• Lunch: A mid day meal can be seen as a one hour, more stilted, business like encounter rather than a date.
  吃午餐：一天正午的这餐饭可能会被看成程式化的，时间固定的商务会面而不是约会。
• We made polite, stilted conversation
  我们客套了一番。
• 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。
• 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。
• My Best – A little stilted.
  MyBest–有点生硬。
• Research on Stilted Building Decoration of Dong Nationality in Tongdao medallion of base metal incorporating fittings for wall hanging ( excl. those for personal adornment)
  圆雕饰，贱金属制，装有往墙上挂的配件（不包括用于个人装饰的）