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straight-laced

/ˌstreɪtˈleɪst/

翻译: 形容一个人非常严格、保守、道德上无可指摘,常显得刻板或守旧。

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adjective

/ˌstreɪtˈleɪst/C1formalamerican
  • zh形容一个人非常严格、保守、道德上无可指摘,常显得刻板或守旧。

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.

    zh过分古板

    • 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.

    同义词conventionalpriggishprimprissyproperprudishpuritanicalstarchystuffyuptight

    反义词dissoluteimmorallibertinelicentiouspermissiveunprincipled

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