The journal's staid format has not changed since 1904, which its readers regard as a virtue.
该刊古板的版式自 1904 年以来未曾改变，读者却视之为优点。
Which choice best defines “staid”?
A — Sedate; sober and unadventurous.. “staid” means Sedate; sober and unadventurous..
Which word means “Sedate; sober and unadventurous.”?
B — staid. “staid” means Sedate; sober and unadventurous..
staid — Sedate; sober and unadventurous.. In Chinese: 古板的；沉稳的.
staid is pronounced //steɪd//.
The journal's staid format has not changed since 1904, which its readers regard as a virtue. (该刊古板的版式自 1904 年以来未曾改变，读者却视之为优点。)
sober, sedate, conventional — all close in meaning to staid (Sedate; sober and unadventurous.).
lively, adventurous — each the opposite of staid (Sedate; sober and unadventurous.).
Yes. staid is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
staid ≈ stay → 一成不变。