stilted
/ˈstɪltɪd/adjective
1
- (of a manner of talking or writing) stiff and self-conscious or unnatural（谈话或写作的方式）夸张做作的, 不自然的：
we made stilted conversation.
我们进行了很不自然的谈话。
2
- standing on stilts踩高跷的; 建于支柱上的：
villages of stilted houses.
吊脚楼的村庄。
2.1
- Architecture (of an arch) with pieces of upright masonry between the imposts and the springers【建筑】（拱门）（在拱墩和起拱石间）有石柱的。
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