straitlaced

straitlaced

美 [ˈstreɪtˌleɪst] 　英 [ˌstreɪtˈleɪst]

• adj.穿紧身衣的；拘谨的
• 网络严格的；过於拘谨的；过於严格的

英汉解释

adj.	1. 穿紧身衣的;拘谨的

英英解释

adj.	1. morally very strict and old-fashioned

例句

It was preceded by this, his only other novel, a work more straitlaced in literary form but just as shockingly original in content.

它是由这之前，他唯一的其他小说，文学作品的形式更刻板，但同样令人吃惊的原始内容。

Not "getting" deception or nuance, they are straitlaced and humorless.

他们无法「察觉」欺骗或细微的表情，因此显得死板而不具幽默感。