They are impatient with stuffy conventions.

他法忍受古板的条条框框。

I'm less likely to change my rigidity because they are associated in my mind.

我反而不容易去改变自己的古板，因为在我的意识里，它是相互关联的。

Well, my last job was at a pretty conservative law firm.

之前我一直在一间古板保守的律所工作。

What's the matter? -He's just back to boring, strait-laced, off the junk.

怎么了？-他又变回那个趣古板的乖宝宝了。

I had to do something to prove we weren't some stuffy killjoys.

我必须想办法证明我不是古板的扫兴鬼。

Another is the risk of a cultural clash between IBM's still relatively strait-laced culture and Red Hat's freewheeling one.

另一个问题是IBM仍然相对古板的文和红帽子自由文之间的文冲突风险。

You're such a square, Greg. Why do you think we can't call guys and ask them out?

你是个古板的人，格雷格。为什么你认为我不能给男方打电话约他出去？

Surprisingly, this experiment is taking place in Japan—a country with one of the most rigid academic hierarchies in the world.

令人惊讶的是，这次改革试验也发生在世界学术界最古板的国度之一日本。

Its name was widely understood to contrast it with stodgier operators too willing to say " no" . Investors were entranced.

人普遍认为，它的名字和那些不愿意说“不”的古板运行商形成了鲜明对比。投资者非常开心。

" I never saw such a funny, old-fashioned child, sister, " she said.

“姐姐，我从来没有见过这么有趣、古板的孩子，”她说。

Like an old-fashioned guy, like 10,000, 20,000, 50,000 years ago.

像个古板的家伙，像一万年、两万年、五万年前。

" I do it out of respect for you, my dear, " said old-fashioned John.

“亲爱的，我这样做是出于对你的尊重，”古板的约翰说。

It took those staid fonts and gave them a dash of mod flavor.

它采用了那些古板的字体并赋予了它一丝现代气息。

But you're not playing staid or boring music.

但你演奏的不是古板或聊的音乐。

Even Frank Lloyd Wright humoured clients who wanted fuddy-duddy features such as closets.

甚至弗兰克·劳埃德·赖特也会迁就那些想要衣柜等古板功能的客户。

See, Dorrit? Your dad's not quite as square as you think.

多莉特 你爸爸不是你想的老古板吧。

What could that miserable schoolmarm offer him that I can't?

我有什么比不上那个古板的老女人吗？

Fisker baffled the Tesla teams with his stodgy designs.

菲斯克以其古板的设计让特斯拉团队感到困惑。

All eyes were turned to the entrance as Stephen spoke, and the ancient-mannered conclave scrutinized him inquiringly.

斯蒂芬说话时，所有人的目光都转向了入口处，古板的秘密会议询问地审视着他。

They generally reject both the staid habits of mainstream African papers and the narrow preoccupations of much Western writing about the continent.

他通常既反感非洲流报纸古板保守的习惯，也排斥许多西方媒体对非洲大陆狭隘的成见。