strait-laced
adj.
early 15c., of stays or bodices, "made close and tight;" see strait, adj. + lace, v.. Figurative sense of "over-precise, prudish, strict in manners or morals" is from 1550s.
| 词汇 | strait-laced |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary strait-laced adj. early 15c., of stays or bodices, "made close and tight;" see strait, adj. + lace, v.. Figurative sense of "over-precise, prudish, strict in manners or morals" is from 1550s. |
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