stodgy
英 ['st?d??]
美 ['stɑd?i]
助記提示
1. stuff + podge => stodge => stodgy.
2. in some senses perhaps blend of stoff (earlier form of stuff ) and gorge.
中文詞源
stodgy 易飽的，易撐的，枯燥的，乏味的stodge,易飽的食物，-y,形容詞后綴。引申比喻義枯燥的，乏味的。
英文詞源
- stodgy (adj.)
- 1823, "thick, semi-solid," from stodge "to stuff, satiate" (1670s), of unknown origin, perhaps somehow imitative. Meaning "dull, heavy" developed by 1874 from use in reference to food (1841).
雙語例句
- 1. He was disgusted with the stodgy pizzas on sale in London.
- 他討厭吃倫敦賣的難以下咽的比薩餅。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It wasn't easy to lose puppy fat when Mum fed her on stodgy home cooking.
- 母親給她吃易飽的家常菜,她想減掉嬰兒肥可是很難.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. They're not cultured or interesting, they are boring stodgy old things.
- 他們沒修養，很乏味，是一群無聊古板的老家伙。
來自辭典例句
- 4. I want something to read. These volumes are stodgy.
- 我要一些可讀的東西, 這些書本本枯燥乏味.
來自辭典例句
- 5. She poked fun at Alec because he was shy and stodgy.
- 她開亞歷克的玩笑,因為他羞怯,同時還有些枯燥沉悶.
來自辭典例句