释义 |
straitlaced adjective or straightlaced \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ Etymology: strait (II) + laced 1. : wearing or having a bodice or stays tightly laced 2. a. obsolete : stubbornly or rigidly self-contained and uncommunicative : stiff, constrained b. : notably and usually excessively strict in manners, morals, or opinion (as on matters of religion or propriety) : intensely or unreasonably scrupulous • strait·laced·ly \-stlē, -sə̇dlē\ adverb • strait·laced·ness \-stnə̇s, -sə̇dn-\ noun -es |