stricture

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

...Mencken's strictures on the 1920s, with its self-righteous prohibition on alcohol and unconventional ideas. ...門肯對20世紀20年代自以為是的禁酒令及對非傳統(tǒng)思想的禁錮的苛評。

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

Your goals are hindered by financial strictures. 你的目標受到經濟條件的限制。