straight-laced
Having narrow views on moral mattersHaving narrow views on moral matters; prudish.
Значення
значень: 1Having narrow views on moral matters; prudish.
sittenstreng, züchtig, puritanisch
- exaggeratedly proper
Переклади
мов: 4За значеннями 1
Походження
Widely agreed to have originated (centuries ago) in homophonic confusion (in speech) of stWidely agreed to have originated (centuries ago) in homophonic confusion (in speech) of strait-laced (“tight-laced”), but long since so widely accepted and used, because having such strongly apparent analogy with straight in its senses relating to orthodoxy and conformity (compare squareness), that it can no longer accurately be called erroneous; instead it is an established alternative form with its own reanalyzed surface analysis. Compare straitjacket with *straightjacket; the latter is still usually regarded as an error, but the relationship is analogous.
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Форми
more straight-laced/straighter-laced, most straight-laced/straightest-laced| Вищий ступінь | more straight-laced / straighter-laced Урок |
|---|---|
| Найвищий ступінь | most straight-laced / straightest-laced Урок |
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Синоніми
синонімів: 12- exaggeratedly proper:priggishprimprissyprudishpuritanicalsquare-toedstraitlacedstrait-laced
Уроки до слова
уроків: 2- A2Вищий ступінь порівняння — Бо у нього є вищий ступінь
- A2Найвищий ступінь порівняння — Бо у нього є найвищий ступінь