standoffishly
adverb informal disapproving uk/ˌstændˈɒf.ɪʃ.li/ us/ˌstændˈɑː.fɪʃ.li/
冷淡地，疏远地
in a way that is slightly unfriendly and too formal
She answered standoffishly, "I'll think about it." 她冷淡地回答说：“我会考虑的。”
He watched us standoffishly for a while, then came over to join us. 他冷漠地看了我们一会儿，然后走过来加入了我们。
See: standoffish
- More examples
- He was treated a little standoffishly by the restaurant staff.
- "So," he said, a little coldly and standoffishly, "what do you think?".
- They treated each other as neither intimate friends nor standoffishly.