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stringency

/strin-juhn-see/US // ˈstrɪn dʒən si //

紧缩性,紧迫性,严格性,严密性

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural strin·gen·cies.

    • : stringent character or condition: the stringency of poverty.
    • : strictness; closeness; rigor: the stringency of school discipline.
    • : tightness; straitness: stringency in the money market.

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Examples

  • Talk of “guns” and “cold steel” replaced arguments based upon economic conditions and the stringency of the “bonds of Empire.”

  • At the start there were ample troops, ample equipment, and no financial stringency.

  • I presume this cannot be fairly disposed of by suggesting that there has been some aggravated occasion for such stringency.

  • After a time I gathered that she suspected financial stringency as the cause, and I tried to set her mind at rest.

  • The first year of Mr. Buchanan's administration was marked by a severe and widespread financial stringency.

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