straitjacket

FREQ #29303

n. 紧身衣

发音

US /ˈstɹeɪtˌd͡ʒækɪt/

词形变化

straitjackets 复数 straitjackets straitjacketed straitjacketing straitjackets 三单 straitjacketted straitjacketting straitjacketing 现在分词 straitjacketed 过去式 straitjacketed 过去分词

别名

straight-jacket strait-jacket strait jacket straightjacket

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A jacketlike garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving their arms; often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.

    紧身衣

    约束服

  2. 2.

    Any situation seen as confining or restricting.

    比喻

    our ever-increasing bureaucratic straitjacket of regulations

    [I]f we remain in one discipline, we remain in a straitjacket; an adequate theory of language evolution requires a lot of interdisciplinary work.

v.
  1. 1.

    To put someone into a straitjacket.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To restrict the freedom of someone or something, either physically or psychologically.

    比喻 及物 引申义

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

straightjacket

上位词 9

check handicap garment impediment deterrent hindrance balk baulk hinderance

词源

From strait (“restrictive”) + jacket.

来源：wiktionary