(of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting (规定,要求,条件)严格的,严厉的;精确的,严密的 California's air pollution guidelines are stringent. 加州制定的空气污染标准很严格。
派生 stringency noun stringently adverb 语源
mid 17th cent. (in the sense 'compelling, convincing'): from Latin stringent- 'drawing tight', from the verb stringere