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
The bank canceled his loan and took back his car.
银行取消了他的贷款并收回了他的车。
Don't be silly.
不要傻了。
The cave might never have been discovered has not the entrance been spotted by the distinguished French pot-holer, Berger.