stodgy

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stodgy — 形容詞

  • stodgypositive
  • stodgiercomparative
  • stodgiestsuperlative

1. If food is stodgy, it is too heavy and makes you feel uncomfortably full after e

1.形容詞B2
釋義

油膩厚重

食物沉重油膩，不易消化

If food is stodgy, it is too heavy and makes you feel uncomfortably full after eating. The food is thick, rich, or high in starch, and you cannot eat much of it at once without feeling stuffed.

例句

The pudding was so stodgy that Liang could only eat a few spoonfuls before feeling full.

那個布丁太油膩厚重了，Liang 只吃了幾匙就覺得肚子很脹。

collocation: stodgy pudding / stodgy food

Maja prefers light salads for lunch instead of stodgy dishes like dumplings or pot pies.

Maja 午餐偏好清爽的沙拉，不喜歡像餃子或烤派那種油膩厚重的料理。

同義詞
  • heavy

    more neutral; heavy food can be good or bad depending on context

  • filling

    neutral to positive; filling food satisfies hunger without the negative overtone

  • starchy

    refers specifically to foods high in starch, not necessarily unpleasant

反義詞
  • light

    used for food that is easy to digest and not heavy on the stomach

  • airy

    describes baked goods with a light, open texture

用法筆記

This sense carries a mildly negative connotation — you use it when the food is too filling to be enjoyable, not when describing hearty food in a positive way.

常見錯誤

❌The cake was very stodgy and delicious.
✅The cake was very stodgy and I could only eat half.
💡Stodgy food is usually unpleasant or overfilling; it is not a compliment.

2. If a person, institution, book, or design is stodgy, they are too serious and fo

2.形容詞B2
釋義

古板守舊

人事物嚴肅無趣，觀念老派保守

If a person, institution, book, or design is stodgy, they are too serious and formal, with old-fashioned attitudes that feel dull and out of touch with modern life.

例句

Yasmin found the museum guide's talk too stodgy, full of formal titles and lists of dates.

Yasmin 覺得博物館導覽員的介紹太古板守舊了，全是正式頭銜和一堆日期。

pattern: find + [noun] + too stodgy

The bank had a stodgy dress code that required suits and ties even on casual Fridays.

那家銀行有古板守舊的服裝規定，連休閒星期五都得穿西裝打領帶。

collocation: stodgy dress code / stodgy rules

同義詞
  • stuffy

    very similar, but stuffy emphasises social formality and narrow-mindedness more strongly

  • fuddy-duddy

    informal and more affectionate; describes someone stuck in the past

  • old-fashioned

    neutral — can be positive or negative, whereas stodgy is always mildly negative

  • conservative

    wider scope; covers politics, personal style, and risk-aversion, not just dullness

反義詞
  • modern

    up-to-date in style, attitudes, or design

  • trendy

    informal; describes fashionable, current styles or ideas

  • lively

    full of energy and interest; the opposite of dull and serious

用法筆記

This sense is mildly disapproving. You can use it about people, institutions, customs, rules, design, art, or writing — anything that seems rigidly conventional.

常見錯誤

❌My uncle is very stodgy — he loves jazz and tries new foods.
✅My uncle is very stodgy
💡he still wears a tie to dinner and refuses to use email.' — A stodgy person is not just quiet but rigidly old-fashioned in an unimaginative way.