stricture UK ['strɪk.tʃər] US [-tʃɚ] formal noun countable CRITICISM 批评 ■a statement of severe criticism or disapproval 指责,非难•The strictures of the United Nations have failed to have any effect on the warring factions.联合国的谴责对交战各方毫无影响。 UK ['strɪk.tʃər] US [-tʃɚ] formal noun countable LIMIT 限制 ■a severe moral or physical limit 限制;约束;束缚•religious/financial strictures宗教上的束缚/财政上的限制 •the Taliban's strictures on women's rights and education塔利班对女性权利和接受教育的限制 |