Rather , it was a staid state-owned firm until it was privatised in 1997 .

恰恰相反，直到1997年私有化前，它一直是家古板的国有公司。

This trend continued , and up until the present time the galleries became less staid , and more dynamic or descriptive and interpretive .

这种形势一直持续着，直到现代美术馆才变得不那么古板，而是更加的有活力，更加具有描述性和说明性。

The normally staid wall street journal called phillips the " american hero of the moment " .

就连通常很稳重的华尔街日报也称菲利普斯为“美国当代英雄”。

If it all sounds rather staid and starchy , that 's because it is .

如果这一切听起来相当稳重刻板，那是因为它确实也如此。

The song has gone viral , taking on a life of its own on social networks across the famously staid city-state .

这首歌在社交网络上如病毒般传播开来，迅速遍及新加坡这个以沉稳著称的城市国家。