1. 谨小慎微的人：105. stone deaf 全聋的人 | 106. strait-laced 谨小慎微的人 | 107. take sb on 向某人挑战,雇新工人
2. 固守道德观念的;拘谨的：radical 激进的 | strait-laced 固守道德观念的;拘谨的 | proto-feminist 原型女性主义者
1. (道德方面)一本正经的，古板的，拘谨保守的
If you describe someone as strait-laced, you disapprove of them because they have very strict views about what kind of behaviour is moral or acceptable.
e.g. He was criticised for being boring, strait-laced and narrow-minded...
他被指无趣乏味，古板守旧，心胸狭窄。
e.g. Our unconventional behaviour did in fact shock some of our more straitlaced friends.
我们这一不合常规的行为实际上着实让我们的一些一本正经的朋友吓了一大跳。
adj
1. exaggeratedly proper
e.g. my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
Synonym: priggish prim prissy prudish puritanical square-toed straitlaced straightlaced straight-laced tight-laced victorian