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straight-laced

/ˌstreɪtˈleɪst/

الترجمة: يصف شخصًا متزمتًا متشددًا في الأخلاق والسلوك، محافظًا إلى حدّ الجمود أو التمسك بالعادات القديمة.

مدخل واحد

adjective

/ˌstreɪtˈleɪst/C1formalamerican
  • arيصف شخصًا متزمتًا متشددًا في الأخلاق والسلوك، محافظًا إلى حدّ الجمود أو التمسك بالعادات القديمة.

Describes a person who is very strict, conventional, and morally upright, often in a way that is seen as rigid or old-fashioned.

  1. Exaggeratedly properB2informal

    Having or showing very strict, traditional, and often old-fashioned moral or social attitudes.

    arمُتَزَمِّت أخلاقياً

    • Her straight-laced parents disapproved of her punk rock style.
    • He's too straight-laced to enjoy a comedy club.
    • The company has a straight-laced dress code that requires suits.

    المرادفاتconventionalpriggishprimprissyproperprudishpuritanicalstarchystuffyuptight

    الأضدادdissoluteimmorallibertinelicentiouspermissiveunprincipled

الصيغ
  • more straight-laced comparative form
  • most straight-laced superlative form