staid
staid 英 [steɪd] 美 [sted]
adj. 固定的；沉着的；沉静的；古板的，保守的
比较级:staider 最高级:staidest
- Something that is staid is dignified, respectable — possibly even boring, like a staid dinner party that is heavy on the important guests but light on the laughs.
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- adj. 固定的；沉着的；沉静的；古板的，保守的
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1. Rather, it was a staid state-owned firm until it was privatised in 1997.
恰恰相反，直到1997年私有化前，它一直是家古板的国有公司。
- staid (adj.) 1540s, "fixed, permanent," adjectival use of stayed, past participle of stay (v.). Meaning "sober, sedate" first recorded 1550s. Related: Staidly.
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