英语词汇“stale”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

stale¹

(stāl)

adj. stal·er, stal·est

1. Having lost freshness, effervescence, or palatability: stale bread; stale air.

2. Lacking originality or spontaneity: a stale joke.

3. Ineffective or uninspired, usually from being out of practice or from having done the same thing for too long.

4. Law Legally unenforceable because of a claimant's delay in seeking enforcement.

tr. & intr.v. staled, stal·ing, stales

To make or become stale.

[Middle English, settled, clear (used of beer or wine), probably from Old French estale, slack, settled, clear, from estaler, to come to a standstill, halt, from estal, standing place, stand, of Germanic origin; see stel- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

stalely adv.

staleness n.

单词	stale
释义	stale¹ (stāl) adj. stal·er, stal·est 1. Having lost freshness, effervescence, or palatability: stale bread; stale air. 2. Lacking originality or spontaneity: a stale joke. 3. Ineffective or uninspired, usually from being out of practice or from having done the same thing for too long. 4. Law Legally unenforceable because of a claimant's delay in seeking enforcement. tr. & intr.v. staled, stal·ing, stales To make or become stale. [Middle English, settled, clear (used of beer or wine), probably from Old French estale, slack, settled, clear, from estaler, to come to a standstill, halt, from estal, standing place, stand, of Germanic origin; see stel- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] stalely adv. staleness n.
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