| 单词 | taut-ship |
| 释义 | > as lemmastaut-ship taut-ship adj. originally and chiefly Nautical strict, severe, disciplinarian; cf. sense 5. ΘΚΠ society > authority > strictness > [adjective] > disciplinarian disciplinary1599 disciplinarian1640 martinet1814 martinetish1852 regimental1919 taut-ship1941 1941 Time 29 Dec. 8/1 The promoted admirals were ‘taut ship’ commanders (meaning rigid disciplinarians, as opposed to ‘happy ship’ officers). 1970 H. Waugh Finish me Off 106 Yesterday she had been haughty and taut-ship, but today..Mrs. Hardell's position had suddenly become tenuous. 1977 Navy News July 20 All the taut-ship zeal for a tip-top navy, which gave Whale Island its fame as one of the best-known of service establishments, has been redirected. < as lemmas |
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