| 单词 | stilted |
| 释义 | stilted (once / 7411 pages) adj The adjective stilted describes something—usually a style of writing or speaking—that is unnaturally formal. Imagine someone walking awkwardly on a pair of stilts and you have a good impression of the word stilted — wooden and stiff. Stilt is found in the mid-15th century, referring to walking on wooden stilts across marshy ground. A hundred years later, the word stilted came to refer to the posts holding up a building. It wasn't until 1820 that the word was used as we use it now, to describe writing or speaking that does not flow smoothly. WORD FAMILYstilted: stiltedly, unstilted USAGE EXAMPLES“Victoria” the novel is pleasant enough but a bit plodding; the dialogue often stilted; the central character sweet but unformed. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) Otherwise their play was stilted, the home side’s passes both over- and underhit. The Guardian(Dec 10, 2016) Past reforms in this direction became stilted and ultimately incomplete, but the current moment offers a chance to truly rebuild from the ground up. Wall Street Journal(Dec 01, 2016) adj artificially formal a stilted letter of acknowledgment when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation Syn artificial, contrived, hokey affected, unnatural speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression |
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