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martinet

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mar·ti·net /ˌmɑːtəˈnet $ ˌmɑːr-/ noun [countable]  formalSTRICT someone who is very strict and makes people obey rules exactly 严格执行纪律[规章制度]的人 SYN disciplinarian The woman in charge was a martinet who treated us like children. 那管事的女人严格执行纪律,拿我们当孩子对待。
Examples from the Corpus
martinetLady Hoby was also a martinet and believed that learning could only be achieved through hard work and discipline.Clarke could be a martinet, and as such was frequently a buffer for Alvin.Topaz had pictured her as tall and brawny as befitted a martinet.He may solve his problem, for example, by being a martinet.Only if you think the head porter is a martinet just wait until you meet Jacques, our maître chef de cuisine.Belle, on the other hand, was described by Robin's father as something of a martinet.The woman in charge was a martinet who treated all those beneath her like children.A typical Victorian martinet, he wore a tall hat all his life.
Origin martinet (1600-1700) Jean Martinet (died 1672), French army officer
mar·ti·net nounChineseSyllable
who strict and rules very Corpus makes obey someone is people


martinet
martinet /ˌmɑːtəˈnet, ˌmɑːtɪˈnet $ ˌmɑːr-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: Jean Martinet (died 1672), French army officer
formal someone who is very strict and makes people obey rules exactly
   SYN  disciplinarian:
    The woman in charge was a martinet who treated us like children.


mar·tinetBrE /ˌmɑːtɪˈnet/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmɑːrtnˈet/ 🔊 noun (formal) a very strict person who demands that other people obey orders or rules completely 严格执行纪律的人