核心畫面

You can picture 'strict' as a rope drawn tight, with no slack left. Whether it's a person, a rule, a definition, or a way of a faith — strict means everything is pulled taut: no room to bend, no exceptions, no wandering off the exact line.

可以想成:strict 是一條被拉得緊緊的繩子,一點鬆弛都不留。不管是一個人、一條規定、一個定義,還是一種修行方式—更多收起可以想成:strict 是一條被拉得緊緊的繩子,一點鬆弛都不留。不管是一個人、一條規定、一個定義,還是一種修行方式——strict 都是把東西繃到最緊:沒有彎的空間、沒有例外、也不准偏離那條精確的線。

From the word’s history

From Latin strictus, past participle of stringere 'to draw or bind tight'. The modern senses all grow from this 'pulled tight, no slack' image — a strict person, rule, meaning or observance is one that leaves no looseness.

源自拉丁文 strictus,是 stringere「拉緊、綁緊」的過去分詞。現代所有意思都從這個「繃緊、不留鬆弛」的畫面長出來——嚴格的人、規定、定義或戒律,都是不留半點鬆動的。

etymonline.com/word/strict

Two branches

管得緊(對人、對規定)

把「繃緊」用在管束上:對人的行為、對規定的執行都拉得死緊,不給鬆懈或討價還價的餘地。

enforcing rules · adjective · B1

Expecting people to follow rules and behave well, and not allowing bad behaviour.

嚴格的

貼得緊(分毫不差、嚴守)

同樣是「繃緊」,但這次緊貼的是精確的字面或形式:意思、戒律都要一字不差地照著走,不准偏移。

exact, literal · adjective · B1

Exact and correct in meaning, following the words very closely.

嚴謹的

原始詞典資料8 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

strictadj/stɹɪkt/

  • 1

    Strained; drawn close; tight.

    • strict embrace
    • strict ligature
  • 2

    Tense; not relaxed.

    • strict fiber
  • 3

    Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.

    • to keep strict watch
    • to pay strict attention
  • 4

    Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.

    • they are very strict in observing the Sabbath
    • No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts.
  • 5

    Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.

    • to understand words in a strict sense
  • 6

    biologybotanynatural-sciencesUpright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.

  • 7

    Severe in discipline.

    • Our teacher was always very strict. If we didn't behave, we would get punished.
    • It was a very strict lesson.
  • 8

    mathematicsorder-theorysciencesIrreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。