not fun or interesting; boring and old-fashioned 没意思的;古板的;一本正经的 The museum is trying to get rid of its staid image. 这家博物馆正努力摆脱古板的形象。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2He had grown staid and dull. 他变得既古板又无趣。 The locals were a very staid lot. 当地居民非常保守。 a rather staid and old-fashioned hotel 相当保守传统的旅馆 the normally staid image of chess 国际象棋通常的古板形象 the staid world of business 古板守旧的生意圈 He was a staid sort of man who mostly wrote about local government matters. 他是一个古板的人,主要写地方政府事务。 His pictures brought life and fun into the staid, pre-war world of fashion photography. 他的照片给古板的战前时尚摄影世界带来了生活和乐趣。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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Word Originmid 16th cent.: archaic past participle of the verbstay.