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

• 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。
• And while it may well snow ( it is Scotland, after all) dont expect Christmas decorations or another stilted present-giving as the seasonal special is, in fact, set in September.
  尽管特辑中可能会下雪（毕竟在苏格兰嘛），别去期待什么圣诞装饰了，人们也不会假惺惺地互赠礼物因为事实上，这一季的特辑是设定在九月的。
• 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）
• No matter what he talked about, he spoke in the cliches and hoary, stilted phrases of an old party manual.
  他无论讲什么，总是那些陈词滥调，唱着从陈旧的党内手册中搬来的老掉牙的高调。
• The dialogue sounded stilted and unnatural, perhaps because of the translation from the original russian.
  这对话听上去很生硬、不自然，可能是因为这是从俄文原著翻译过来的。
• Perhaps for this reason, his language was somewhat stilted.
  也许，正是由于这个缘故，他说的语言有一点矫揉造作。
• 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。
• Nim and ardythe had exchanged a few stilted words, but that was all.
  尼姆和阿黛丝拘谨地交谈了几句，没有别的。
• My Best – A little stilted.
  MyBest–有点生硬。