[mass noun]pasteboard or stiff paper 纸板;硬纸 [as modifier]a cardboard box. 一个硬纸盒。 ■[as modifier](of a character in a literary work) lacking depth and realism; artificial (文学作品中的人物)肤浅的,不真实的;造作的 with its superficial, cardboard characters, the novel was typical of her work. 这部小说人物肤浅造作,是她的典型作品。