not fun or interesting; boring and old-fashioned没意思的；古板的；一本正经的- The museum is trying to get rid of its staid image.这家博物馆正努力摆脱古板的形象。
Extra Examples- He had grown staid and dull.他变得既古板又无趣。
- The locals were a very staid lot.当地居民非常保守。
- a rather staid and old-fashioned hotel相当保守传统的旅馆
- the normally staid image of chess国际象棋通常的古板形象
- the staid world of business古板守旧的生意圈
- He was a staid sort of man who mostly wrote about local government matters.他是一个镇定的人，主要撰写有关地方政府事务的文章。
- His pictures brought life and fun into the staid, pre-war world of fashion photography.他的照片将生活和乐趣带入了时尚，战前的时尚摄影世界。
Topics Feelingsc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryverbsadverbphrasesSee full entry Word Originmid 16th cent.: archaic past participle of the verbstay.