adjective
1sturdier, sturdiest
- (of a person or their body) strongly and solidly built（人或身体）强壮的, 健壮的：
he had a sturdy, muscular physique.
他有健壮的、肌肉发达的体格。
1.1
- strong enough to withstand rough work or treatment结实的, 坚固的：
the bike is sturdy enough to cope with bumpy tracks.
这自行车很坚固, 足以应付崎岖不平的小道。
1.2
- showing confidence and determination坚定的, 坚强的, 刚毅的：
the townspeople have a sturdy independence.
市民们有坚定的独立精神。
mass noun
- vertigo in sheep caused by a tapeworm larva encysted in the brain（绦虫幼虫在脑中形成包囊使绵羊产生的）晕倒病, 蹒跚病。
派生词
sturdied
adjective (from the noun)sturdily
adverbsturdiness
noun词源
Middle English （in the senses 'reckless, violent' and 'intractable, obstinate'）： shortening of Old French esturdi 'stunned, dazed'. The derivation remains obscure; thought by some to be based on Latin turdus 'a thrush' （compare with the French phrase soûl comme une grive 'drunk as a thrush'）.