stilted

stilted

英 ['stɪltɪd]
　　美 ['stɪltɪd]

adj. 不自然的；呆板的；僵硬的
　　v. 使踩高蹺（stilt的過去分詞）

中文詞源：

stilted 生硬的，不自然的

stilt,高蹺，-ed,形容詞後綴。比喻用法。

例句：

1. We made polite, stilted conversation.
我們客套瞭一番。

2. We made stilted conversation for a few moments.
我們不自然地客套瞭幾句。

3. All too soon the stilted conversation ran out.
很快這種做作的交談就結束瞭.

4. His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling.
他的發言很生硬，有時還打結巴。

5. Perhaps for this reason, his language was somewhat stilted.
也許,正是由於這個緣故, 他說的語言有一點矯揉造作.