stiffly

劍橋詞典

stiffly adverb (FIRM)


straight and not bending
筆挺地；僵直地
The soldiers stood stiffly to attention . 士兵們筆挺地立正站著。

stiffly adverb (NOT RELAXED)


in a way that is too formal
生硬地，拘謹(jǐn)?shù)?
"I don't think that it's anything to do with you," he said stiffly. “我認(rèn)為這和你一點(diǎn)兒關(guān)系都沒有，”他生硬地說。

stiffly adverb (SEVERE)

UK
severely
嚴(yán)厲地
I wrote a stiffly worded letter of complaint to the council . 我給委員會寫了一封措詞強(qiáng)硬的投訴信。 返回 stiffly