tight-laced society 保守的社会
tight-laced person 拘谨保守的人
tight-laced attitude 严谨保守的态度
tight-laced rules 严格的规则
tight-laced behavior 拘束的行为
1. The tight-laced teacher always followed traditional teaching methods.
这位保守严谨的老师总是遵循传统教学方法。
2. Her tight-laced manner made it difficult for others to know her feelings.
她拘谨的举止让别人很难了解她的感受。
3. The novel describes a tight-laced family with many strict customs.
这部小说描写了一个有许多严格习俗的保守家庭。
A: Why is he so quiet at meetings?
A：他为什么在会议上这么安静？
B: He has a tight-laced personality and prefers to speak carefully.
B：他性格比较拘谨，喜欢谨慎发言。
1) 形容人思想保守、行为拘谨，不轻易表达情感
2) 描述严格遵守传统规则或社会规范的态度
3) 可用于形容风格正式、缺少开放性的事物
1. 保守拘谨的；严格遵守社会规范的。
e.g. She came from a very tight-laced background.
她来自一个非常保守的家庭环境。
2. （旧时）衣服束缚得很紧的。
e.g. The character wore a tight-laced dress in the historical story.
这个历史故事中的人物穿着束缚很紧的服装。