straight arrow

短语

a. [美口]循规蹈矩的

发音

AU

词形变化

straight arrows 复数

别名

straight-arrow

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone who behaves according to conventional standards; one noted for honesty and integrity.

    美国 非正式
  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see straight, arrow.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

square shooter straight shooter

词源

From archery, in which an arrow that has a straight shaft flies where you shoot it, while a crooked arrow will veer off.

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