stiffly
/ˈstɪf.li/
副词
笔挺地;僵直地
The soldiers stood stiffly to attention.
士兵们笔挺地立正站着。
生硬地,拘谨地
"I don't think that it's anything to do with you," he said stiffly.
“我认为这和你一点儿关系都没有,”他生硬地说。
严厉地
I wrote a stiffly worded letter of complaint to the council.
我给委员会写了一封措词强硬的投诉信。