2009年7月31日 星期五

strait-laced or straight-laced, acid - laced

strait-laced or straight-laced, acid - laced 
acid - laced classic.


strait-laced
or straight-laced (strāt'lāst') adj.
  1. Excessively strict in behavior, morality, or opinions.
  2. Having or wearing a tightly laced garment.

[STRAIT, tightly (obsolete) + -laced (from LACE).]

straitlacedly strait'-lac'ed·ly (-lā'sĭd-lē, -lāst') adv. straitlacedness strait'-lac'ed·ness n.

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