"straightjacket" in Chinese (Simplified)
约束衣束缚
Definition
约束衣是一种结实的衣服，带有很长的袖子，可以把人的胳膊绑在背后，常用于精神病院防止患者自伤或伤人。也可以指任何限制自由的东西。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
字面上指精神病院中用来束缚病人的衣服，现在很少见。常被比喻为“严格限制”，“束缚自由”，如'a straightjacket of rules'。也有写作'straitjacket'的形式。
Examples
The patient was put in a straightjacket for safety.
出于安全考虑，病人被穿上了**约束衣**。
A straightjacket prevents people from moving their arms.
**约束衣**能防止人活动手臂。
Some rules feel like a straightjacket.
有些规定感觉像**约束衣**一样。
He described his old job as a creative straightjacket.
他把他的旧工作形容为一件创造力的**约束衣**。
The new schedule turned out to be a total straightjacket for everyone.
新时间表变成了大家的**束缚**。
You can't be creative with a straightjacket of rules.
有太多规则就像穿了**约束衣**，无法发挥创造力。