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straightlaced

/ˈstreɪt.leɪst/

翻译: 形容一个人非常严格、保守、道德上刻板拘谨,在行为和观点上都一丝不苟。

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adjective

/ˈstreɪt.leɪst/C1formalamerican
  • zh形容一个人非常严格、保守、道德上刻板拘谨,在行为和观点上都一丝不苟。

Describes a person who is very strict, conventional, and morally upright in their behavior and attitudes.

  1. Exaggeratedly properC1informal

    Having or showing very strict, often old-fashioned, moral or social attitudes; excessively proper or conventional.

    zh古板拘谨

    • His straightlaced parents disapproved of his punk rock music.
    • The office had a straightlaced dress code that required suits every day.
    • She found the party boring because everyone was too straightlaced to dance.

    同义词conventionalformalgenteelhideboundnarrow-mindedold-fashionedpriggishprimproperprudishpuritanicalstaidstrictstuffyuptight

    反义词broad-mindeddissoluteeasygoingfreeliberallicentiouslooseunconventional

词形
  • more straightlaced comparative form
  • most straightlaced superlative form