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单词 stolidly
释义
stolidstol‧id /ˈstɒlɪd $ ˈstɑː-/ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINstolid
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin stolidus ‘dull, stupid’
Examples
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  • But the exit of his stolid and respected predecessor, William J.. Perry, provokes worry and doubt.
  • Director Thor Steingraber displayed little more than stolid, but unambitious traffic-directing skills.
  • For the second time Daley had misjudged the voter appeal of a seemingly bland, stolid, young lawyer named Richard Ogilvie.
  • I must have reached out to him, extended my hand, gave him a stolid smile.
  • Might he surprise us yet with a daring belied by his stolid dullness?
  • The stolid chugging, the intense revving of big diesels, the bass throb: it all signalled heavy machinery at work.
  • The drawbacks of this relationship are its stolid dullness and its tendency to focus power in a small circle of people.
someone who is stolid does not react to situations or seem excited by them when most people would react – used to show disapproval SYN  impassivestolidly adverb
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