stolidly
adverb uk/ˈstɒl.ɪd.li/ us/ˈstɑː.lɪd.li/
不动感情地,淡漠地,无动于衷地
in a way that is calm and does not show emotion or excitement
He stolidly avoided reacting to the word "murdered". 他对“被谋杀”一词反应十分淡漠。
In the film, a woman seems to be flirting with a stolidly indifferent man. 影片中,一个女人似乎在与一个呆板冷漠的男人调情。
无趣地,无吸引力地
in a way that is not interesting or attractive
She was the mother of fat, stolidly ugly children. 她是那些又胖又丑的孩子的妈妈。
This unimpressive lump of metal sits stolidly in a glass and concrete edifice. 这块不起眼的金属块被安放在一座玻璃和混凝土的大厦里,没有人注意到它。
See: stolid
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- Anne ate stolidly on, while poor Teresa looked terrified.
- "I don't imagine, sir. I look for facts," Rose replied stolidly.
- The house was a large, stolidly unattractive red-brick mansion.
- It is as stolidly bourgeois a town as you could hope to find.