strait-laced
adj. 固守道德观念的,拘谨的
If you describe someone as strait-laced, you disapprove of them because they have very strict views about what kind of behaviour is moral or acceptable.
He was criticised for being boring, strait-laced and narrow-minded...
他被指无趣乏味,古板守旧,心胸狭窄。
Our unconventional behaviour did in fact shock some of our more straitlaced friends.
我们这一不合常规的行为实际上着实让我们的一些一本正经的朋友吓了一大跳。
1. exaggeratedly proper;
He was criticised for being boring, strait-laced and narrow-minded.
他被指无趣乏味,古板守旧,心胸狭窄。
My old aunts are very strait - laced.
我的老姨妈都很古板.
I couldn't tell that joke to my wife's parents because they are too strait - laced.
我不能把那个笑话讲给我的 岳 父母听,因为他们太正统了.
The show is delightful because of its contrast to the dreariness of modern, strait - laced office life.
这部美剧让人感到愉悦,因为它与刻板的现代职场生活大相径庭.