1. 僵硬的, 不自然的,呆板的：- unfocused 未聚焦的 | - stilted 僵硬的, 不自然的,呆板的 | - insincere 不真诚的

2. 踩高跷的：stilted arch 有座子的圆拱 | stilted 踩高跷的 | stimulant 刺激物

3. 提高：stilt 高桥 ;支材 | stilted 提高 | stilted arch 上心拱

1. (言谈)呆板的，生硬的，不自然的
If someone speaks in a stilted way, they speak in a formal or unnatural way, for example because they are not relaxed.

e.g. We made polite, stilted conversation...
我们客套了一番。
e.g. His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling.
他的发言很生硬，有时还打结巴。

adj

1. artificially formal

e.g. that artificial humility that her husband hated
contrived coyness
a stilted letter of acknowledgment
when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation

Synonym: artificialcontrivedhokey