释义 |
stolidstol‧id /ˈstɒlɪd $ ˈstɑː-/ adjective stolidOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin stolidus ‘dull, stupid’ - 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 impassive—stolidly adverb |