standoffish

IPA/ˌstændˈɒf.ɪʃ/
IPA/ˌstændˈɑː.fɪʃ/

standoffish — 形容詞

  • standoffishpositive
  • more standoffishcomparative
  • most standoffishsuperlative

1. showing little warmth and keeping other people at a formal distance.

1.形容詞C1
釋義

冷淡

態度拘謹又不太親近

showing little warmth and keeping other people at a formal distance.

例句

At the welcome lunch, Naoko seemed standoffish and answered every question with one short sentence.

在迎新午餐上，Naoko 顯得很冷淡，每個問題都只回一句很短的話。

seem standoffish in a first meeting

The coach's standoffish manner made new players afraid to ask for help after practice.

教練那種冷淡的態度，讓新球員在練習後不敢開口求助。

standoffish manner affecting others

常見搭配
  • seem standoffish
  • look standoffish
  • sound standoffish
  • a standoffish manner
  • come across as standoffish
同義詞
  • aloof

    suggests a cooler, more detached attitude

  • reserved

    can be milder and may simply mean not very expressive

  • distant

    focuses on lack of emotional closeness

  • cool

    often emphasizes a lack of warmth in tone or behavior

反義詞

文法句型

seem standoffish

come across as standoffish

a standoffish manner

用法筆記

Usually used for how a person seems to others in social situations, especially on a first meeting. Unlike shy, it often suggests distance or self-protection rather than simple nervousness.

常見錯誤

The math homework was standoffish.
The receptionist was standoffish.
use it for a person's manner, not for something that is merely difficult.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • standoffish manner
  • standoffish attitude
  • standoffish tone

動詞搭配

  • seem standoffish
  • look standoffish
  • sound standoffish

副詞搭配

  • rather standoffish
  • a little standoffish

常用片語

  • come across as standoffish
  • seem standoffish at first