stolid

英 ['st?l?d] 美['stɑl?d]
  • adj. 遲鈍的；缺乏熱情的；冷漠的
GRE擴(kuò)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(dòng)不動(dòng)，像個(gè)SB一樣。

中文詞源

stolid 冷漠的，遲鈍的

來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ) stolidus,冷漠的，遲鈍的，無(wú)動(dòng)于衷的，字面意思為站著不動(dòng)的，來(lái)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(yǔ)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(wú)表情的臉孔。

來(lái)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(guò)去更同情尼爾憂郁而執(zhí)拗的舉止了。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. The captain remained stolid and determined.
上尉堅(jiān)定不移地站在那里.

來(lái)自英漢文學(xué) - 嘉莉妹妹

4. He conceals his feelings behind a rather stolid manner.
他裝作無(wú)動(dòng)于衷的樣子以掩蓋自己的感情.

來(lái)自辭典例句

5. They remained stolid and motionless.
她們?nèi)耘f倔強(qiáng)冷靜,坐著不動(dòng).

來(lái)自辭典例句