stricture /ˈstrɪktʃə/ TEM8

• 1. 

  N-COUNT You can use strictures to refer to severe criticism or disapproval of something. 苛评; 反对 [正式] [usu pl, oft N 'on/against' n]

  例：

  ...Mencken's strictures on the 1920s, with its self-righteous prohibition on alcohol and unconventional ideas.

  ...门肯对20世纪20年代自以为是的禁酒令及对非传统思想的禁锢的苛评。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT You can refer to things that limit what you can do as strictures of a particular kind. 限制; 约束 [正式] [usu pl, usu with supp]

  例：

  Your goals are hindered by financial strictures.

  你的目标受到经济条件的限制。