stolid
英 ['st?l?d]
美['stɑl?d]
- adj. 遲鈍的；缺乏熱情的；冷漠的
GRE擴展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?stolidly;名詞:?stolidity;
助記提示
1. Latin stolidus "dull, slow, stupid," properly "unmovable," related to stultus "foolish," from PIE root *stel- "to put, stand" (see stall (n.1)) => stolid. <== stand.
2. 站在那里一動不動，像個SB一樣。
2. 站在那里一動不動，像個SB一樣。
中文詞源
stolid 冷漠的，遲鈍的
來自拉丁語 stolidus,冷漠的，遲鈍的，無動于衷的，字面意思為站著不動的，來自 PIE*stel, 放置，站立，詞源同 stand,still,stultify.
英文詞源
- stolid (adj.)
- c. 1600, back-formation from stolidity, or else from Middle French stolide (16c.), from Latin stolidus "insensible, dull, slow, brutish, rude, stupid," properly "unmovable," related to stultus "foolish," from PIE root *stel- "to put, stand" (see stall (n.1)).
雙語例句
- 1. He glanced furtively at the stolid faces of the two detectives.
- 他偷偷地瞄了一下兩名偵探面無表情的臉孔。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She felt more sympathy for Neil's sombrely stolid manner than she ever had before.
- 她比過去更同情尼爾憂郁而執(zhí)拗的舉止了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The captain remained stolid and determined.
- 上尉堅定不移地站在那里.
來自英漢文學(xué) - 嘉莉妹妹
- 4. He conceals his feelings behind a rather stolid manner.
- 他裝作無動于衷的樣子以掩蓋自己的感情.
來自辭典例句
- 5. They remained stolid and motionless.
- 她們?nèi)耘f倔強冷靜,坐著不動.
來自辭典例句