strait-laced的中文翻譯是什麼意思

strait-laced

US/ˈstretˈlest/
UK/ˌstreɪt ˈleɪst/

adj. 固守道德觀念的,拘謹的

strait-laced柯林斯釋義

ADJ-GRADED(道德方面)一本正經的,古板的,拘謹保守的

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...

    他被指無趣乏味,古板守舊,心胸狹窄。

  • Our unconventional behaviour did in fact shock some of our more straitlaced friends.

    我們這一不合常規的行為實際上著實讓我們的一些一本正經的朋友嚇了一大跳。

strait-laced英文釋義

Adjective

1. exaggeratedly proper;

  • my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts

strait-laced場景例句

He was criticised for being boring, strait-laced and narrow-minded.

他被指無趣乏味,古板守舊,心胸狹窄。

My old aunts are very strait - laced.

我的老姨媽都很古板.

I couldn't tell that joke to my wife's parents because they are too strait - laced.

我不能把那個笑話講給我的 嶽 父母聽,因為他們太正統了.

The show is delightful because of its contrast to the dreariness of modern, strait - laced office life.

這部美劇讓人感到愉悅,因為它與刻板的現代職場生活大相徑庭.

strait-laced近義詞

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