"straitjacket" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 束縛衣

Definition

一種有長袖並在背後綁起來的束縛外套，通常用於精神醫院限制病人手臂活動。也可以指嚴重限制自由或創造力的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Straitjacket” 正式上指束縛衣，但也常用來比喻苛刻限制（例如“官僚束縛”）。不要寫成“straightjacket”這個錯誤拼法。

Examples

The patient wore a straitjacket for his own safety.

病人為了自己的安全穿上了**束縛衣**。

A straitjacket is usually used in mental hospitals.

**束縛衣**通常用於精神醫院。

The rules felt like a straitjacket to the students.

這些規定對學生來說像**束縛衣**。

He felt society put a straitjacket on his creativity.

他覺得社會對他的創造力套上了**束縛衣**。

Budget cuts became a financial straitjacket for the project.

預算削減成了項目的財政**束縛衣**。

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

我不是想幫你穿上**束縛衣**，但這裡確實需要一些規則。