学个词Learn a Word 第668期 Strait-laced

今天我们要学的词是strait-laced。 Strait-laced, 严谨的，古板的。 "She played a strait-laced nun¹ in the movie," 她在影片中扮演一个古板的修女。美国政府官员说，总统奥巴马已经基本选定了前华盛顿州华裔州长骆家辉担任商务部长。 "Locke is regarded as a safe choice by the Obama administration given his long history in public life, his strait-laced reputation and his bipartisan governing credentials," 鉴于骆家辉长期从政的历史，严谨的声誉，以及跨党派的一贯执政风格，奥巴马政府觉得他的提名肯定会通过。好的，今天我们学习的词是strait-laced...

 

1 nun   

n.修女，尼姑

参考例句：

• I can't believe that the famous singer has become a nun.我无法相信那个著名的歌星已做了修女。
• She shaved her head and became a nun.她削发为尼。