单词 | stringent |
释义 | stringent —stringently, adv. /strin"jeuhnt/, adj. 1. rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe: stringent laws. 2. compelling, constraining, or urgent: stringent necessity. 3. convincing or forcible: stringent arguments. 4. (of the money market) characterized by a shortage in money for loan or investment purposes; tight. [1595-1605; < L stringent- (s. of stringens), prp. of stringere to draw tight; see -ENT] Syn. 1. restrictive. See strict. 3. forceful, powerful, effective. Ant. 1. flexible. |
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