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(military) A strict disciplinarian. / (figuratively) Anyone who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods or rules.

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martinet

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈmæɹtɪnɛt/

Noun

figuratively

(military) A strict disciplinarian. / (figuratively) Anyone who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods or rules.

Japanese Meaning

厳格な規律を守らせるために厳しく指導する人、すなわち軍隊や規律の場面で特に用いられる。比喩的には、細かい規則や形式にこだわる頑固な人を指す。

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The new drill sergeant was a martinet who punished the smallest infractions without hesitation.

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新任の訓練教官は規律に厳しい人物で、些細な違反でも容赦なく罰した。

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(military) A strict disciplinarian.

Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.

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