stringent
adjective
uk/ˈstrɪn.dʒənt/us/ˈstrɪn.dʒənt/stringentadjective(SEVERE)
having a verysevereeffect, or beingextremelylimiting:
严重的;严格的,苛刻的The most stringentlawsin theworldareuselessunlessthere is the will toenforcethem.除非能够坚持严格执法,否则即使是世界上最严苛的法律也毫无用处。
We need tointroducemore stringentsecuritymeasuressuch asidentitycards.我们需要采取更为严格的安全措施,例如发放身份证。
Stringentsafetyregulationswereintroducedafter theaccident.事故之后制定了严格的安全规范。
strict
- strictHer parents were very strict.
- firmI was always very firm with my children.
- take a hard line onThe school takes a hard line on bullying.
- authoritarianThe country was under the rule of an authoritarian leader.
- stringentStringent safety regulations were introduced after the accident.
Serious and severe
- acutely
- acuteness
- catastrophic
- critical
- critically
- dire
- egregious
- fatal
- grave
- heaviness
- non-fatal
- non-serious
- seriously
- severe
- severely
- stiff
- terminal
- terminally
- toughness
- utmost
stringentadjective(LIMITING MONEY)
finance & economicsspecialized
involvingnot enoughmoneybeingavailableforborrowingas aresultoffirmcontrolson theamountofmoneyin aneconomy:
紧缩的,银根紧的Alreadylowlivingstandardshave beenworsenedby stringenteconomicreforms.收紧银根的经济改革令本已很低的生活水平雪上加霜。
Economics
- accommodative
- anti-economic
- anti-inflation
- anti-inflationary
- anti-recession
- Chancellor of the Exchequer
- double-dip
- float
- GDP
- go-go
- hyperinflation
- inflation
- monetarist
- monetization
- monetize
- neoliberal
- non-economist
- protectionism
- retrenchment
- upturn