1610s, "having stilts," from stilt (n.). That of "elevated or supported by stilts" is from 1820. Figurative sense of "pompous, stuffy, formal and stiff" is first recorded 1820.
双语例句
1. We made polite, stilted conversation.
我们客套了一番。
来自柯林斯例句
2. We made stilted conversation for a few moments.
我们不自然地客套了几句。
来自《权威词典》
3. All too soon the stilted conversation ran out.
很快这种做作的交谈就结束了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling.
他的发言很生硬，有时还打结巴。
来自辞典例句
5. Perhaps for this reason, his language was somewhat stilted.
