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straightlaced

/streyt-leyst/US // ˈstreɪtˈleɪst //

直率的,直言不讳,直率的人,直率

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : strait-laced.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inconventional
Synonyms
rigid刚性,僵化,刚性的,僵硬的bigoted偏执,偏激,偏执的,偏执的人bourgeois资产阶级,资产阶级的,小资产阶级,中产阶级commonplace平凡的,平凡,平凡的事,平凡的事物conforming符合要求的,符合的,符合,符合要求conservative保守的,保守派,保守主义,保守demure腼腆,假正经的,假正经,假装doctrinal理论上,理论上的,理论性,理论的dogmatic拘谨的,教条主义,拘泥于此,拘谨drippy滴水不漏,滴水不漏的,滴滴答答,滴水成河hackneyed乏味的,俗气的,乏味,俗气hidebound躲避,躲藏,隐蔽的,隐蔽性humdrum烦闷,低调,俗气,烦人illiberal非自由主义者,不自由,非自由主义,不自由的in rut发情期,在发情期,发情期的时候,在发情期中inflexible僵硬的,僵硬,僵化的,僵化insular孤陋寡闻,孤立的,孤立无援的,孤僻的isolationist孤立主义者,孤立主义者,隔绝主义者,隔离主义者lame跛脚,蹩脚的,跛脚的,瘸腿的literal字面意义上的,字面上的,字面意义,字面意思moderate温和的,温和,温文尔雅,温顺的moral道德,道德的,道义上的,道德上narrow狭窄的,窄小的,缩小,窄小narrow-minded狭隘的,狭隘,狭义的,龌龊的not heretical非异端,并非异端,不是异端,并非异端邪说obstinate倔强,倔强的,顽固的,顽固parochial教区,教区的,教会,堂区pedestrian行人,人行道,人行,人工prosaic平淡无奇,平淡无奇的,俗气的,平庸puritanical清教徒,清教徒的,清教徒教徒,虔诚的routine常规,例行公事,日常工作,常规的rube鲁比,鲁伯,鲁宾,鲁贝run-of-the-mill普通的,平庸的,常规的,平庸之辈sober清醒的,清醒,冷静的,清醒的人solemn庄重,庄严,庄严的,庄重的square正方形,正方形的,正方,正直stereotyped刻板印象,刻板的,千篇一律的,千篇一律straight直,直接,笔直的,直的straight-laced直率的,直率,直言不讳,直率的人strict严格,严格的,严,严谨stuffy闷闷不乐,闷热,闷,闷热的uptight拘谨,拘谨的,拘束,拘谨的人

Examples

  • In straight relationships with an age gap, words like ‘gold-digger’ and ‘trophy wife’ get thrown around.

  • Except the Braves did not win 14 straight pennants (they did win 14 straight division titles), and Smoltz is a also Republican.

  • Denied parole nine straight times, he insists he is innocent of the crime for which he was convicted.

  • Amazing how people can still haul this one out with a straight face.

  • A new book from gay rights activist Marc Solomon sets the record straight about how gay marriage victories were really won.

  • She sat straight up in bed, and jerked her hands to her head, and screamed long and terribly.

  • This wasn't at all what he meant to say, and it sounded very ridiculous; but somehow the words wouldn't come straight.

  • She had listened—she had listened intently, looking straight out of the window and without moving.

  • It mounted straight as a plume for a little way, until it met the cool air of evening which was beginning to fall.

  • This judicial bent of the child is a curious one and often develops a priggish fondness for setting others morally straight.