English Dictionary

straitjacket

/ˈstɹeɪtˌd͡ʒækɪt/

noun

A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.

He was restrained in a straitjacket.

意味（1）

A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.

意味（2）

(figuratively) Any situation seen as confining or restricting.

[I]f we remain in one discipline, we remain in a straitjacket; an adequate theory of language evolution requires a lot of interdisciplinary work.