stilted
adj. (动作或言语)生硬的,不自然的
If someone speaks in a stilted way, they speak in a formal or unnatural way, for example because they are not relaxed.
We made polite, stilted conversation...
我们客套了一番。
His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling.
他的发言很生硬,有时还打结巴。
1. artificially formal;
Also a memorized speech often sounds stilted and formal.
而且,背诵的讲话听起来往往生硬拘谨.
When people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation.
当人们试图纠正他们的语音时,他们往往会练就一套呆板的发音.
Formal , stilted, sometimes even farcical are his village elections.
农村的选举办法形形色色, 有时简直很滑稽.
The contrast with Mr Obama's stilted interactions with Mr Hu could not be sharper.
这和奥巴马与胡锦涛之间的呆板交流形成鲜明对比.
All too soon the stilted conversation ran out.
很快这种做作的交谈就结束了.