stilted
形容词
UK/ˈstɪl.tɪd/
US/ˈstɪl.tɪd/
定义 stilted 形容词
Describes behavior, speech, or writing that is too formal and lacks naturalness or smoothness.
（言語或寫作風格）不流暢、不自然的；過於正式的
His speech sounded somewhat stilted, perhaps because he relied too heavily on his prepared remarks.
他的演講聽起來有些不自然，可能是因為他過於依賴事先準備好的講稿。
The dialogue in the novel sometimes feels unnatural and stilted.
小說中的對話有時讓人感到不自然和生硬。
She responded to the question in a stilted and unnatural tone.
她以一種生硬和不自然的語調回答了這個問題。