Stringent
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. ( 规定) 严苛的; 缺钱的
- ［英］ adj. ( 规定) 严苛的 ( marked by rigor or severity) ; 缺钱的 ( marked by money scarcity)
- ［类］ 反义词: lax ( 放松的)
- ［记］ 来自string ( 线、绳) ＋ent -> 像用绳限制住的 -> 严厉的;
- ［同］ 参考: astringent ( 收缩的)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: Latin stringent-, stringens, present participle of stringere
- Date: 1736
- 1. tight, constricted
- 2. marked by rigor, strictness, or severity especially with regard to rule or standard <stringent decontamination procedures>
- 3. marked by money scarcity and credit strictness <a stringent budget>
- Synonyms: see rigid
- ? stringently adverb
