Middle English (describing beer in the sense clear from long standing, strong): probably from Anglo-Norman French and Old French, from estalerto halt: compare with the verb stalllate Middle English: perhaps from Old French estalercome to a stand, halt (compare with stale)
英英释义网络释义
noun
1.showing deterioration from age;
stale bread
2.lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new;