"straitjacket" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 约束衣

Definition

一种有长袖并在背后绑起来的束缚衣，通常用于精神病院限制病人手臂的活动。也可以指限制自由或创造力的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Straitjacket” 可正式指束缚衣，也常用于比喻强烈限制（如“经济上的束缚”）。不要拼错成“straightjacket”。

Examples

The patient wore a straitjacket for his own safety.

病人为自己的安全穿上了**约束衣**。

A straitjacket is usually used in mental hospitals.

**约束衣**通常用于精神病院。

The rules felt like a straitjacket to the students.

这些规定对学生来说像是**约束衣**。

He felt society put a straitjacket on his creativity.

他觉得社会对他的创造力施加了**约束衣**。

Budget cuts became a financial straitjacket for the project.

预算削减成了项目的财政**约束衣**。

I don’t want to put you in a straitjacket, but we need some rules here.

我不是想给你套上**约束衣**，但这里确实需要一些规则。