| 单词 | staidness |
| 例句 | In the shadow of his teacher an extra staidness had fallen over the young divinity student, and his smile was lukewarm with dignity. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z No nickname could be more frustrating or misleading than his: "Papa" Haydn prompts expectations of staidness and stolid, good behaviour. The Firework-Maker's Daughter; Hallé Orchestra/Elder; Cheryomushki – review 2013-03-31T00:07:03Z The bride’s family, the Barlows, are mostly lawyers, a profession used as shorthand for staidness. ‘The Garden Party’ Is a Tale of Mismatched Families, a Wedding and Lots of Wine 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Often casual and spare, these innovative restaurants have done away with prix fixe staidness without sacrificing an iota of artful technique. At Mokonuts in Paris, a Dinner Reservation Is Impossible to Get 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z The segment was so favorably received in Japan as surprisingly playful and tasteful, given the staidness usually associated with Japan Inc., that Abe earned a new nickname, “Abe-Mario.” Super Mario marketing op in Rio cost Nintendo how much? Zero 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z The segment was so favorably received in Japan as surprisingly playful and tasteful, given the staidness usually associated with Japan Inc., that Abe earned a new nickname, "Abe-Mario." Super Mario marketing op in Rio cost Nintendo how much? Zero 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z The motive for this practice, which even Fijians admit to be a disfigurement, is to display publicly a badge of matronly staidness and respectability. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z The Arrandoon had more solidity about her, and more soberness and staidness, as became her—a ship about to be pitted against dangers unknown. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Archbishop Parker, in 1573, speaks of him as "a young man," but "better mortified than some other forty or fifty years of age"; and another eulogist commends "his staidness and gravity." Gammer Gurton's Needle 2011-09-24T02:00:15.643Z People who came from other countries saw your weakness, recognised it as an inevitable phase in your progress towards national sobriety and staidness, and said nice things about you. The Awful Australian 2011-08-11T02:00:14.850Z Her husband is wont sportively to tell her that she is fast acquiring the staidness of the conventional British matron—an imputation which she makes believe greatly to resent. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z She had grown stouter, and seemed to be larger; her gracefulness was shaded by a look of staidness; her vivacity had passed into a calm reflectiveness. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z I dropped her a curtsey which surprised her Scotch staidness and amused Jamie. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z This conversation undoubtedly explains the staidness of her demeanor that day. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z Mildred was beginning to lose the old-fashioned staidness and precision that had once marked her style; others besides her husband thought the quiet, restful face had a certain beauty of its own. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Then again there was a certain staidness in the prim little girl who pushed her way through the Looking-Glass. Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home The Story of His Life 2011-03-01T03:00:47.317Z With all the overflowing amiability of his nature, there were mingled certain peculiarities or waywardnesses which were more suitable to the freedom of celibacy than to the staidness of matrimonial life. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Translated into English Verse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.917Z Such evidences of staidness and substantiality are common enough in the old world, but are of necessity somewhat rare amid the chances, changes, and exchanges of young communities on this continent. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z There 143 is a curious formality and staidness about him and his companions which never degenerates into shyness. Japan A Record in Colour Tho he had been a man of pleasure, and sometimes a courtier, his studious habits now grew on him, and he loved the compass, staidness, and independence of the country gentleman's life. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I He was not a boy any more, for he had been through scenes that make men old, and the remembrance of them lingered in his deep eyes, and showed in a new staidness of manner. In Orchard Glen Phil himself regarded consequences less than he regarded anything else, and Aim�e's childish staidness and forethought had certainly not an atom of worldliness in it. Vagabondia 1884 There was, of course, nothing of the staidness or quietness of a Christian congregation. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 As to Antipas, her faithful servitor, he had relapsed again into his old staidness and sobriety in the comparative quietude of the prison. Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem Yet an endeavour was made, and that on both sides; obligation blunted the edge of Mistress Barbara's scorn, freedom's respect for virtue's chain schooled Nell to an unwonted staidness of demeanour. Simon Dale A certain staidness and sobriety, a certain moderation and restraint, a certain pressure of circumstances, are good for man. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry From the staidness of his manner, it was evident that he had forgotten the events of the previous night, and was unconscious or oblivious of what was going on among the belligerents around Quebec. The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 Even in those beautiful Oriental and Roman fictions there is a certain staidness, a measured step, from which he never departs. Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter On the whole the staidness of the courtship was pleasing to her. The Miller Of Old Church “In her whole appearance and manner,” we are told, “was a staidness that seemed to indicate the practical housewife, with no thought soaring beyond her domestic concerns.” The Story of Ida Pfeiffer and Her Travels in Many Lands In those days, to be quite frank about it, a certain settled staidness of demeanour, a decided aloofness from the outside world, marked many religious households. One Young Man The simple and true story of a clerk who enlisted in 1914, who fought on the western front for nearly two years, was severely wounded at the battle of the Somme, and is now on his way back to his desk. She looked older that summer, and there was a staidness in her manner. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel Thee won't believe it, because thee will think I lack the calmness and staidness that fit me for it. Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter She thought only of women of her mother's age and staidness, who wore bonnets. By the Light of the Soul A Novel Coristine followed Mrs. Carruthers down stairs; while the dominie sighed, and said: "It seems as if nothing will give that boy stability of character and staidness of demeanour." Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life Except for an increase in staidness and dignity, and a certain decorous change in her garments, Charlotte Barnard did not seem to grow old at all. Pembroke A Novel It is evident from his conservative use of black powder, and thePg 94 old-gentlemanly staidness of his movements, that he is an elderly gun. From Capetown to Ladysmith An Unfinished Record of the South African War I take a sort of pride in recording a staidness in the observance which I believe to be peculiar to the countryside in which I live. In a Green Shade A Country Commentary The little French chapel has its service, and there is a certain staidness about the morning which is unlooked-for and refreshing. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees It was clear that the story gained piquancy from its contrast with the staidness of his life; and his most intimate friends permitted themselves a little covert "chaff" with him on the event. The Inner Shrine In my very young years I had a gravity and staidness of mind and spirit not usual in children. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters He achieved a staidness, and calmness, and philosophic tolerance. White Fang The passages of Bracciolini were properly pronounced to be florid at times, and to bear resemblance to the high-flown magniloquence of Chateaubriand rather than the classic staidness of Tacitus. Tacitus and Bracciolini The Annals Forged in the XVth Century He had begun to assume the staidness, if not dullness, of the animal whose first youth has departed, but he was only less frolicsome, not more human. There & Back So, before he escaped into Holland, he saw some things which were not for British eyes, and he tells us about them with a staidness altogether unusual in this kind of book. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 22, 1917 I rode into Hilo the next day in time for morning service, and the mare, after a good gallop, subsided into a staidness of demeanour befitting the day. The Hawaiian Archipelago Though he had been a man of pleasure, and sometimes a courtier, his studious habits now grew on him, and he loved the compass, staidness, and independence of the country gentleman's life. Representative Men As soon as Patience could venture to leave her brother, she was forced to go to market herself; and there was a staidness and sobriety about her demeanour that kept all impertinence at a distance. Under the Storm She was still herself, put in a position where—as she had the wit to see—staidness was the natural thing; therefore staid she was. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca Ever since the accident there has been a staidness and sedateness about her manner which seemed like great improvement, as far as I have seen. Henrietta's Wish Or, Domineering The three girls ran to the door in a tumultuous greeting, even Jemima losing her staidness for the occasion. The Lilac Sunbonnet At the summons of Teiresias, Cadmus appears, already arrayed like him in the appointed ornaments, in all their odd contrast with the infirmity and staidness of old age. Greek Studies: a Series of Essays It was partly for his delightful youthfulness that I feared my maturity and staidness. The Rosary My only hope is that my life will be quite private and simple, as will best become my inferiority and Lord Mountclere’s staidness. The Hand of Ethelberta You might be thirty, Ruth, instead of twenty-two, by the staidness of your demeanor. Other Things Being Equal |
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