保守 (-) Flashcards
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hidebound
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hidebound [ˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd]
(a) 極度保守的 (來自 “穿獸皮的原始人”)
(MW1) notwilling to accept new ordifferent ideas (MW2) havingan inflexible or ultraconservative (極度保守的) character
[源] hide (獸皮) + bound (披覆) ，披覆獸皮的原始人是 “極度保守” 的。
[例] The hidebound innkeeper refused to see theneed for a Web site, insistingthat the inn haddone without one forover 150 years.
