单词 | straitjacket |
释义 | straitjacket /strayt"jak'it/, n. 1. a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violently disoriented person. 2. anything that severely confines, constricts, or hinders: Conventional attitudes can be a straitjacket, preventing original thinking. v.t. Also, strait-jacket. 3. to put in or as in a straitjacket: Her ambition was straitjacketed by her family. Also, straightjacket. [1805-15; STRAIT + JACKET] |
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