Word · Frequency #20096
straitjackets
约束衣；束缚衣
straitjackets is the plural of straitjacket.
a jacket-like garment used to bind a person's arms tightly to restrain them, especially a violent or mentally ill person
- 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.
一种夹克式服装,袖子很长并可固定,使穿着者无法移动手臂；常用于精神病院以防止病人自伤或伤人。
- 2.
Any situation seen as confining or restricting.
任何被视为束缚或限制的情况。
束缚；约束；一种夹克式服装,袖子很长并可固定,使穿着者无法移动手臂；常用于精神病院以防止病人自伤或伤人。；任何被视为束缚或限制的情况。；紧身衣
In use
The strict dress code put a straitjacket on employees' creativity, leaving little room for personal style.
He finally escaped the straitjacket of his parents' expectations and chose his own career.
Many employees see the fixed nine-to-five schedule as a straitjacket that limits their flexibility.
put sb in a straitjacket
straitjacket 作名词，指约束病人或囚犯的紧身衣。
The nurses put the violent patient in a straitjacket.
护士给狂暴的病人穿上了约束衣。
a straitjacket of [noun]
这是抽象用法，指像紧身衣一样限制自由的事物。
The new rule is a straitjacket of unnecessary restrictions.
这条新规定是一套不必要限制的束缚。
Connections
Collocations
- put someone in a straitjacket
- 给某人穿上约束衣
- The nurses had to put the patient in a straitjacket to calm him down.护士们不得不给病人穿上约束衣，让他平静下来。
- a straitjacket of rules
- 规章制度的束缚
- Small businesses often complain about the straitjacket of government regulations.小企业经常抱怨政府规章制度的束缚。
- escape the straitjacket
- 摆脱束缚
- She finally escaped the straitjacket of her controlling family.她终于摆脱了控制欲极强的家庭带来的束缚。
- a mental straitjacket
- 思想束缚；精神枷锁
- The traditional curriculum can become a mental straitjacket for creative students.传统课程可能成为有创造力的学生的思想束缚。
- wear a straitjacket
- 穿着约束衣；受到束缚
- He felt he was wearing a straitjacket of social expectations.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
strait 谐音像“紧”，jacket 是上衣；把双臂绑紧在上衣里，就是束缚衣，也比喻束缚。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：医疗急救或安全约束场景（字面义）、政策、规章制度讨论（比喻义） 该词通常作名词；字面义指束缚暴力者的紧身约束衣，多见于医疗或应急场合；比喻义指严格限制或束缚人的事物，比较常见于正式或书面讨论。
Pronunciation & Spelling
strait 与 straight 同音 /streɪt/，对应 straitjacket 开头的读音。jacket、racket、packet、bracket 的结尾都拼作 -acket，发 /ækɪt/，与 straitjacket 中第二部分的 /dʒækɪt/ 在元音和尾辅音上相同；但 straitjacket 的重音落在第一个音节，所以这些词不与整个词构成完整押韵。另注意 street /striːt/ 与 strait 拼写相近，读音却不同。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.