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
Uh, we're home now, Ellen.
噢 ,我们现在到家了, Ellen。
No problem.
没什么好谢的。
There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract concept.