"straitjackets" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 束縛衣
• 約束衣

Definition

束縛衣是一種堅固的外套，長袖子用來在背後綁住人的手臂，過去常見於精神病院。這詞也可以比喻限制自由或行為的東西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於歷史或醫學情境，也比喻非常嚴格的規則（如「官僚束縛衣」）。不要和「直外套」混淆。生活口語很少用，常見於書面或比喻。

Examples

Doctors used straitjackets in old mental hospitals.

醫生在舊時精神病院裡會用**束縛衣**。

He feels like rules at school are straitjackets.

他覺得學校的規則就像**束縛衣**。

The patients were put into straitjackets for safety.

為了安全，病人被穿上**束縛衣**。

Some people see laws as unnecessary straitjackets on creativity.

有些人認為法律是對創意不必要的**束縛衣**。

Bureaucratic procedures can act like straitjackets for progress.

官僚流程可能成為進步的**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**，嘗試新東西。