(of a law, rule, regulation, etc. 法律、规则、规章等 very strict and that must be obeyed 严格的；严厉的 stringent air quality regulations 严格的空气质量管理条例 Licences are only granted under the most stringent conditions. 许可证依照最严格的条件核发。
Extra ExamplesTopics Permission and obligationc2Safety standards were less stringent in those days. 那时的安全标准没那么严格。 The board applies only the most stringent criteria for its decisions. 董事会的决策只采用最严格的标准。
(of financial conditions 财政状况 difficult and with very strict controls because there is not much money 紧缩的；短缺的；银根紧的 the government’s stringent economic policies 政府紧缩银根的经济政策
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘compelling, convincing’): from Latin stringent- ‘drawing tight’, from the verb stringere.