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。
• 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。
• Panel interviews are typically more formal, stilted and less revealing.
  小组面试通常更加正式和生硬，透露出的信息也更少。
• My Best – A little stilted.
  MyBest–有点生硬。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 stilted conversation for a few moments.
  我们不自然地客套了几句。
• To talk in a stilted way.
  很不自然地谈话。
• This made my actions stilted and unnatural.
  这使我的动作忸怩而不自然。