"straitjackets" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 束縛衣
• 約束衣

Definition

束縛衣是一種堅固的衣服，袖子很長，能將人的手臂固定在背後，過去常用於精神病院。這個詞也可形容限制自由或行動的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用在歷史或醫學語境，也可比喻嚴格限制（如“官僚束縛衣”）。不要和“直外套（直夹克）”混淆。口語中較少見，常見於正式或比喻用法。

Examples

Doctors used straitjackets in old mental hospitals.

醫生在舊時精神病院裡使用**束縛衣**。

He feels like rules at school are straitjackets.

他覺得學校的規則像**束縛衣**一樣。

The patients were put into straitjackets for safety.

為了安全，病人被套上**束縛衣**。

Some people see laws as unnecessary straitjackets on creativity.

有些人覺得法律是對創意不必要的**束縛衣**。

Bureaucratic procedures can act like straitjackets for progress.

官僚程序可能成為發展的**束縛衣**。

The artist broke free from the straitjackets of tradition and tried something new.

藝術家擺脫了傳統的**束縛衣**，嘗試了新事物。