| 单词 | martinet |
| 释义 | martinet From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmartinetmar‧ti‧net /ˌmɑːtəˈnet $ ˌmɑːr-/ noun [countable]formalSTRICT someone who is very strict and makes people obey rules exactly SYN disciplinarianThe woman in charge was a martinet who treated us like children.Examples from the Corpusmartinet• Lady Hoby was also a martinet and believed that learning could only be achieved through hard work and discipline.• Clarke could be a martinet, and as such was frequently a buffer for Alvin.• Topaz had pictured her as tall and brawny as befitted a martinet.• He may solve his problem, for example, by being a martinet.• Only if you think the head porter is a martinet just wait until you meet Jacques, our maître chef de cuisine.• Belle, on the other hand, was described by Robin's father as something of a martinet.• The woman in charge was a martinet who treated all those beneath her like children.• A typical Victorian martinet, he wore a tall hat all his life.Origin martinet (1600-1700) Jean Martinet (died 1672), French army officer |
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