starchy
adj (-ier, -iest)
1
(a) of or like starch (似)淀粉的.
(b) containing a lot of starch 含大量淀粉的
starchy food 淀粉含量高的食物.
2 (infml derog 口, 贬) (too) formal, stiff or conventional in manner 刻板的; 拘谨的
He's always been rather starchy. 他一向非常刻板.
🗣️ 情景例句
I understand you used to be in the construction business,
听说你过去从事建筑业
The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.
不犯错误的人往往也就是无所作为的人。
In the midst of all this movement, the weight and the pen would be still.