strait-laced
英 [ˌstreɪt ˈleɪst] 美 [ˈstretˈlest]

adj.

固守道德观念的，拘谨的；

英英释义

strait-laced[ 'streit'leist ]

• adj.exaggeratedly proper

  同义词：priggishprimprissyprudishpuritanicalsquare-toedstraitlacedstraightlacedstraight-lacedtight-lacedvictorian

双语例句

1. My old aunts are very strait-laced.
   我的老姨妈都很古板。

权威例句

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