stiffly
剑桥词典
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,拘謹地
"I don't think that it's anything to do with you," he said stiffly. “我認爲這和你一點兒關系都沒有,”他生硬地說。
stiffly adverb (SEVERE)
UKseverely
嚴厲地
I wrote a stiffly worded letter of complaint to the council . 我給委員會寫了一封措詞強硬的投訴信。 返回 stiffly