ADJ-GRADED (道德方面)一本正经的,古板的,拘谨保守的 If you describe someone as strait-laced, you disapprove of them because they have very strict views about what kind of behaviour is moral or acceptable. (道德方面)一本正经的,古板的,拘谨保守的 [disapproval]
He was criticised for being boring, strait-laced and narrow-minded.
他被指无趣乏味,古板守旧,心胸狭窄。
Our unconventional behaviour did in fact shock some of our more straitlaced friends.