America's earnest, decentralised political culture does not always appeal to starchy Britons.

美国式的认真的、分散的政治文化并不总是吸引着拘谨的英国人。

“I've never asked, ” said Nearly Headless Nick delicately.

“我从来没问过。”差点没头的尼克拘谨地说。

Are you someone who's more laid back or more buttoned up and formal?

你是比较随和的人还是比较拘谨正式的人？

When people hear negative comments, they become hesitant and reserved.

当人听到负面，他会变得犹豫和拘谨。

I'm not a prude by any manner of means, but they must be so insecure.

无论如何，我不是一个拘谨的人，但他一定很没有安全感。

Whenever he was around other people, Edwin became tense, clammed-up and withdrawn.

每当他和其他人在一起，埃德会变得紧张、拘谨和退缩。

Some dislike the noise and formality of offices, or suffer from discrimination within them.

有些人不喜欢喧闹而拘谨的办公室环境，或者在办公室受到歧视。

Whereas hugging shows closeness, shaking hands means that there is a little more formality in the relationship.

而握手意味着两人关系中更多了一些拘谨与礼节。

Y'all are very affectionate, and Americans are very uptight.

你都很亲切，美国人很拘谨。

The least uptight person there was Tom Ford.

那里最不拘谨的人是汤姆·福特。

It could be part of being an uptight Englishman that makes me a reluctant dancer.

这可能是作为一个拘谨的英国人的一部分，这让我成为一个不情愿的舞者。

Amaranta and Rebeca, disconcerted by the unexpected visit, attended her with a stiff formality.

阿玛兰塔和丽贝卡对这突如其来的来访感到不安，拘谨地接待了她。

She's awfully prim and proper and she'll scold dreadfully about this, I know.

她非常拘谨和得体，我知道她会为此大骂一顿。

He was deeply offended at Montanelli's treatment of him, and showed it by unusual ceremoniousness.

他对蒙泰尼里对待他的方式深感愤怒，并以不同寻常的拘谨表现出来。

It doesn't help that your last boyfriend was a straight-laced college student.

Atsushi：你上一个男朋友是个拘谨的大学生，这也无济于事。

Scarlet's other boyfriend was a " straight-laced, " or conservative, college student.

斯嘉丽的另一个男朋友是一个“拘谨” 或保守的大学生。

" Uptight" is really an insulting term, it's a negative way to describe someone.

“拘谨”真的是一个侮辱性的词，它是形容某人的消极方式。

He said with an air of constraint.

他一脸拘谨的说道。

Notwithstanding his kind-heartedness, the inspector was more reserved than formerly.

尽管他心地善良， 但督察比以前更加拘谨。

Out on the street again Biff walked with measured formality.

比夫又一次走在街上，非常拘谨。