Word · Frequency #9289
stiffly
僵硬地；呆板地
in a stiff manner
- 1.
In a stiff manner.
以僵硬的方式
以僵硬的方式；呆板地；顽固地；僵硬地
In use
He walked stiffly because his back hurt.
She stiffly refused to change her opinion.
The robot moved stiffly across the room.
verb + stiffly
表示动作僵硬、不自然。
He stood stiffly at attention.
他僵硬地立正站着。
stiffly + verb
副词前置强调僵硬的态度。
She stiffly refused the offer.
她生硬地拒绝了那个提议。
Common mistakes
She stood stiff and didn't move.She stood stiffly and didn't move.
stiff是形容词，不能修饰动词stood；应用副词stiffly修饰动作方式。
He smiled stiff at the camera.He smiled stiffly at the camera.
stiff是形容词，不能修饰动词smiled；应用副词stiffly表示僵硬地微笑。
Connections
Collocations
- stiffly formal
- 僵硬地正式
- He greeted the guests stiffly formal, without any warmth.他僵硬地正式问候客人，毫无热情。
- stiffly upright
- 僵硬地挺直
- The old soldier stood stiffly upright throughout the ceremony.那位老兵在整个仪式中僵硬地挺直站立。
- stiffly polite
- 生硬地礼貌
- She smiled stiffly polite, not meaning it.她生硬地礼貌微笑，并非真心。
- stiffly said
- 生硬地说
- “I don't agree,” he said stiffly.“我不同意，”他生硬地说。
- stiffly walked
- 僵硬地走
- After the long hike, he walked stiffly toward the car.长途徒步后，他僵硬地走向汽车。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
stiff（僵硬的）+ly（地）→ 僵硬地、呆板地。想象一个人像木板一样僵直地走路。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述动作或姿势、描述态度或行为 通常用于书面或正式场合，描述动作僵硬或态度固执，比较常见于文学或正式描述中。
Grammar Note
通常置于动词之后或句末，修饰动作方式
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the unstressed ending /li/ with 'stiffly', but their stressed vowels differ (e.g., /ɪ/ in quick, /ɒ/ in soft, etc.), so they do not fully rhyme. No common word rhymes exactly with 'stiffly'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.