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stilted

英 ['stɪltɪd] 美['stɪltɪd]
  • adj. 不自然的;呆板的;僵硬的
  • v. 使踩高跷(stilt的过去分词)

英英释意


1. artificially formal;
"that artificial humility that her husband hated"
"contrived coyness"
"a stilted letter of acknowledgment"
"when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"