"stilted" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 生硬的
• 不自然的

Definition

形容說話或寫作時顯得很生硬、過於正式或做作，使交流變得不自然或尷尬。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於形容對話、演講或寫作，不用於具體事物。通常表示過於正式、生疏或尷尬。常見搭配有「stilted conversation」、「stilted dialogue」、「stilted speech」，常出現於文學或影視評論中。

Examples

The interview felt so stilted that it was hard to relax.

面試氣氛非常**生硬**，很難放鬆下來。

His answer sounded very stilted.

他的回答聽起來很**生硬**。

The movie had stilted dialogue that felt unnatural.

這部電影的對話非常**生硬**，讓人感覺不自然。

Their conversation became stilted after the argument.

爭吵後，他們的談話變得很**生硬**。

I tried to break the stilted silence in the room with a joke.

我試圖用一個笑話打破房間裡的**生硬**沉默。

His speech was so stilted it sounded like he was reading from a script.

他的演講非常**生硬**，聽起來像在照稿念。