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strait-laced
or straight-laced (strāt′lāst′)adj.
1. Excessively strict in behavior, morality, or opinions.
2. Having or wearing a tightly laced garment.
strait′-lac′ed·ly (-lā′sĭd-lē, -lāst′lē) adv.
strait′-lac′ed·ness n.
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strait-laced
orstraight-laced
adj
prudish or puritanical
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strait′-laced`
or straight′-laced`
adj.
1. excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical.
2. tightly laced, as a bodice.
3. wearing tightly laced garments.
[1400–50]
strait′-lac`ed•ly, adv.
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Adj. 1. [画像:strait-laced - exaggeratedly proper]strait-laced - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
priggish, prissy, prudish, square-toed, straightlaced, straight-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian, puritanical, prim
proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
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strait-laced
straight-lacedadjective puritanical, proper, prim, narrow, Victorian, strict, narrow-minded, moralistic, of the old school, prudish, old-maidish (informal), overscrupulous, niminy-piminy He was criticized for being boring, strait-laced and narrow-minded.
relaxed, uninhibited, broad-minded, loose, immoral, earthy, unreserved
relaxed, uninhibited, broad-minded, loose, immoral, earthy, unreserved
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strait-laced
adjectiveMarked by excessive concern for propriety and good form:
bluenosed, genteel, old-maidish, precise, priggish, prim, prissy, proper, prudish, puritanical, stuffy, Victorian.
Idiom: prim and proper.
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strait-laced
[ˌstreɪtˈleɪst] adj → puritano/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
strait
(streit) noun1. (often in plural) a narrow strip of sea between two pieces of land. the straits of Gibraltar; the Bering Strait. seestraat مَضيق пролив estreito úžina, průliv die Meerenge stræde; sund πορθμός, στενό, στενά estrecho väin تنگه salmi détroit מֵיצָר जलसंयोजी tjesnac (tenger)szoros selat (mjótt) sund stretto 海峡 해협 sąsiauris jūras šaurums selat straat strede, sund cieśnina تنګه estreito strâmtoare пролив úžina, prieliv ožina moreuz sund ช่องแคบ boğaz 海峽 протока پانی کے دو قطعات کو ملانے والا راستہ eo biển 海峡
2. (in plural) difficulty; (financial) need. nood صُعوبَه، حاجَه، عُسْر مالي затруднение apuros tíseň der Engpaß vanskelighed στρίμωγμα, οικονομικές στενοχώριες aprieto kitsikus شرايط وخيم مالي ahdinko ennuis d'argent מצוקה जलडमरूमध्य škripac, neprilika nehéz helyzet kesulitan kröggur strettezze 苦境 곤경 sunki padėtis, stygius [] grūtības keadaan yang runcing moeilijkheden nød, alvorlige økonomiske problemer tarapaty وخیم مالی شرایط یا حالات apuros ananghie затруднительное положение; нужда tieseň škripci škripac trångmål, knipa, förlägenhet ความทุกข์ยากลําบาก sıkıntı, zor durum 困境 скрутне становище; злидні مصیبت tình cảnh khó khăn 困境
ˈstrait-jacket noun a type of jacket with long sleeves tied behind to hold back the arms of eg a violent and insane person. dwangbuis سُتْرَة المَجانين усмирителна риза camisa de força svěrací kazajka die Zwangsjacke spændetrøje ζουρλομανδύας camisa de fuerza hullusärk كت بند pakkopaita camisole de force מְעִיל מְשוּגָעִים पागलों या हिंसक लोगों के लिए एक प्रकार का जैकेट luđačka košulja kényszerzubbony jaket orang gila spennitreyja (camicia di forza) 拘束服 (정신이상자 또는 죄수에게 입히는) 구속복 tramdomieji marškiniai trakokrekls baju pasung dwangbuis tvangstrøye kaftan bezpieczeństwa یو ډول جاکټ، کټ بند camisa de forças cămaşă de forţă смирительная рубашка zvieracia kazajka prisilni jopič ludačka košulja tvångströja เสื้อผ้าสําหรับให้คนไข้ป่วยทางจิตที่คลุ้มคลั่งใส่ deli gömleği (束縛精神病患或狂人雙臂用的) 約束衣 гамівна сорочка لمبی آستینوں والی صدری áo bó 约束衣
ˌstrait-ˈlaced adjective strict and severe in attitude and behaviour. streng مُتَمَسِّك بالفَضيلَه بصورَةٍ مُتَزَمِّتَه строг puritano puritánský sittenstreng snerpet πουριτανός puritano väiklane خشكه مقدس ahdasmielinen collet monté קַפּדָנִי अतिनैतिक pedantan, uskogrudan prűd ketat yfir sig siðavandur rigido, rigoroso, 厳格な 엄격한 griežtas, puritoniškas puritānisks; stingrs; bargs terlalu mementingkan sopan santun preuts snerpet pruderyjny مقدسه وچه puritano încorsetat пуританский zošnurovaný, puritánsky strog puritanski moraliskt sträng เคร่งครัด bağnaz, son derece tutucu (在舉止方面)極為嚴謹的 пуританський; нетерпимий طور طریقوں میں سخت quá khắt khe, câu nệ (在举止方面)极为严谨的
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