stately

英 [ˈsteɪtli]

美 [ˈsteɪtli]

adj.  宏大的; 壮观的; 气宇不凡的; 仪态高贵的; 缓慢庄严的; 优雅从容的

比较级：statelier　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9774 / COCA.11435

牛津词典

adj.

• 宏大的；壮观的；气宇不凡的；仪态高贵的
  impressive in size, appearance or manner
  1. an avenue of stately chestnut trees
     两边有雄伟高大栗树的林荫道
  2. a tall, stately woman
     仪态高贵的高个子女人
• 缓慢庄严的；优雅从容的
  slow, formal and elegant
  1. a stately dance
     缓慢优雅的舞蹈
  2. The procession made its stately progress through the streets of the city.
     游行的队伍缓慢而庄严地穿过城市的街道。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 雄伟的;庄严的;高贵的;优雅的
  Something or someone that isstatelyis impressive and graceful or dignified.
  1. Instead of moving at his usual stately pace, he was almost running.
     他没像平时那样优雅庄重地走着，而是几乎跑了起来。
  2. ...a stately mansion.
     富丽堂皇的宅第

英英释义

adj

• refined or imposing in manner or appearance
  1. a courtly gentleman
  Synonym:courtlyformal
• impressive in appearance
  1. a baronial mansion
  2. an imposing residence
  3. a noble tree
  4. severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses
  5. stately columns
  Synonym:baronialimposingnoble
• of size and dignity suggestive of a statue
  Synonym:statuesque

双语例句

• He declined the invitation with stately grace.
  他庄严而文雅地谢绝了邀请。
• Whenever the stately national anthem is performed, I am invariably emotionally roused.
  每当奏起庄严的国歌时，我总在感情上受到激发。
• He always walked with a stately bearing.
  他经常带着威严的神态走路。
• A stately Protestant ( especially Lutheran) hymn tune.
  新教（尤其是路德教）的一种庄严的颂歌曲调。
• I desired to be tall, stately, and finely developed in figure.
  我希望自己长得高，庄严，身材丰满。
• She was a tall, blond woman, slender, and stately, and beautiful.
  她是一位颀长的金发妇人，长得苗条，美丽、雍容华贵。
• [ Sir Thomas] I More was a man of stately and handsome presence ( Horace Walpole).
  〔托马斯爵士〕I莫尔是个威严、庄重、英俊的人（霍拉斯沃波尔）。
• We visited a stately home and the guide showed us nearly everything except one room, which he said was the owner's holy of holies.
  我们去参观了一家豪门住宅，导游带我们参观了除一个房间以外的一切，他说那个房间是主人最神圣的地方。
• Debussy's musical presence can be felt in the Stately pavanes of Faur é and Ravel.
  德彪西的音乐表现在福莱和拉威尔庄严的孔雀舞曲当中也可见一斑。
• This hotel is something like the giant cod on the accommodation reef-impressive in its age and emanating stately grace.
  这个酒店如同在在礁石上休憩的巨型鳕鱼，散发着古朴而庄严的优雅气息，令人叹为观止。