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stolid + noun
stolid 作定语时，常与表情、反应等名词搭配，强调缺乏情绪波动。
He gave a stolid reply to the criticism.
面对批评，他作出了木然的回答。
不易激动的；不动声色的；麻木的
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不易激动的；不动声色的；麻木的
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
He gave a stolid reply to the criticism.
面对批评，他作出了木然的回答。
情感或感受力很少的；不动感情的
Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
迟钝的；呆笨的
Dully or heavily stupid.
Even when the company announced the layoffs, he remained stolid and went back to his desk.
即使公司宣布裁员，他仍然不动声色，回到自己的办公桌前。
She listened to the angry complaints with a stolid expression, not saying a word.
她面无表情地听着愤怒的抱怨，一言不发。
Her stolid reaction to the surprise party made the organizers wonder if she was upset.
她对惊喜派对面无表情的反应，让组织者们怀疑她是不是不高兴了。
stolid 作定语时，常与表情、反应等名词搭配，强调缺乏情绪波动。
He gave a stolid reply to the criticism.
面对批评，他作出了木然的回答。
作表语时说明主语镇定、不动声色，常与 remain、look 等系动词连用。
The crowd cheered, but she remained stolid.
人群欢呼起来，但她依然不为所动。
比较级形式为 stolider，用于两者比较。
The older officer seemed stolider than the new recruit.
那位年长的警官似乎比新来的警员更不动声色。
Not this
The wall is made of stolid concrete.
Use this
The wall is made of solid concrete.
stolid 和 solid 拼写相近，但 stolid 指人“不动声色、麻木的”，solid 才指物体“坚固、实心的”。表达“坚固的混凝土”时应使用 solid。
Not this
A stolid does not show his feelings.
Use this
A stolid person does not show his feelings.
stolid 是形容词，不是名词，不能直接说 a stolid；应说 a stolid person（形容词加名词）或 He is stolid。
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木然的表情
He listened to the bad news with a stolid expression.
他听到这个坏消息时表情木然。
不动声色的沉默
She remained in stolid silence throughout the argument.
整个争论中她一直沉默不语，不动声色。
面无表情的脸
The guard stood at the gate with a stolid face.
警卫面无表情地站在门口。
沉稳木然的态度
In his usual stolid manner, he refused to panic.
他以一贯沉稳木然的态度拒绝慌乱。
无动于衷的冷漠
She viewed the crisis with stolid indifference.
她以无动于衷的冷漠看待这场危机。
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把 stolid 想成 stone + solid：像石头一样坚固，情绪纹丝不动。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学描写、正式书面评论、人物性格分析 stolid 多用于书面语或文学描写，常形容人不易激动、不动声色；日常口语中较少使用。
stolid 与 solid (/ˈsɒlɪd/) 和 squalid (/ˈskwɒlɪd/) 押韵。valid 和 pallid 看起来相似，但元音是 /æ/ 而不是 /ɒ/，因此不押韵。stolen 以相同的“stol”拼写开头，但读作 /ˈstəʊlən/，与 stolid 不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.