stiffly

剑桥词典

stiffly adverb (FIRM)


straight and not bending
笔挺地；僵直地
The soldiers stood stiffly to attention . 士兵们笔挺地立正站着。

stiffly adverb (NOT RELAXED)


in a way that is too formal
生硬地，拘谨地
"I don't think that it's anything to do with you," he said stiffly. “我认为这和你一点儿关系都没有，”他生硬地说。

stiffly adverb (SEVERE)

UK
severely
严厉地
I wrote a stiffly worded letter of complaint to the council . 我给委员会写了一封措词强硬的投诉信。 返回 stiffly