strict

厳しい

何をしてよいかについて、厳しい規則を守るよう求めること。

やさしい英語で： Expecting people to obey firm rules about what they may do.

• Our teacher is strict.
• Her parents were strict about screen time.
• Are you strict with your children?

使い方： strict with someone (Their teacher is strict with them.); strict about something (My parents are strict about bedtime.)

類義語： stern, firm

反対語： lenient

よく使う表現： strict parents, strict teacher, strict about something

厳格な、厳密な

例外を認めず、規則を正確に守ったり守らせたりすること。

やさしい英語で： Following or enforcing rules exactly, with no exceptions.

• The factory has strict safety rules.
• He follows a strict vegetarian diet.
• Access to the records is under strict control.

使い方： strict in doing something (They are strict in following the safety rules.)

類義語： rigorous, stringent

反対語： lax

よく使う表現： strict observance, strict rules, strict control, strict diet

固く締まった

互いにぴったり寄るように、強く押さえたり締めたりしてあること。

やさしい英語で： Held or pulled very close together.

• She held him in a strict embrace.
• His strict clasp kept the child close.
• The lovers remained in their strict embrace.

類義語： tight, close

反対語： loose

よく使う表現： strict embrace, strict clasp

張り詰めた

緩んでおらず、ぴんと張っていること。

やさしい英語で： Pulled tight rather than loose or relaxed.

• The strict fibres resisted stretching.
• His strict muscles softened as he rested.
• The cord remained strict under the weight.

類義語： tense, taut

反対語： relaxed, slack

よく使う表現： strict fibre, strict muscles