Staid

(a.) Sober; grave; steady; sedate; composed; regular; not wild, volatile, or fanciful.

(-) of Stay

校对:莱斯利

• Any of the staid, respectable, aged people who were there that night can testify to the truth of that statement. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Staid till midnight, but not permitted to land by these infamous foreigners. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• The one staid foundation of her home, of her idea of her beloved father, seemed reeling and rocking. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Christ did few miracles in Nazareth, and staid but a little while. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• We staid several hours with Justine; and it was with great difficulty that Elizabeth could tear herself away. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• But I thought he would have staid now, and it would have been a pity not to have mentioned. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• I know its staid repose within. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Mr. Grey was particularly agreeable over this farewell dinner, and the gentlemen staid down stairs longer than usual. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Miss Taylor, if you had not married, you would have staid at home with me. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• It was a cool spot, staid but cheerful, a wonderful place for echoes, and a very harbour from the raging streets. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• Staid half a day and left. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• There she sat, staid and taciturn-looking, as usual, in her brown stuff gown, her check apron, white handkerchief, and cap. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• I should not have had to follow her if she had staid. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• Being a soldier, he staid,--because the warrior instinct forbade him to fly. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• We see staid families, with prayer-book and beads, enter the gondola dressed in their Sunday best, and float away to church. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.

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