Stringent *** Rigid (unnecassarily or narrowly) & Rigorous (action or application)

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–adjective 

1. rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe: stringent [laws]. 

2. compelling, constraining, or urgent: stringent [necessity]. 

3. convincing or forcible: stringent [arguments]. 

4. (of the money market) characterized by a shortage in money for loan or investment purposes; tight.  



—Synonyms 

1. restrictive. See strict. 



narrow, illiberal, harsh, austere (嚴厲的). Strict, rigid, rigorous, stringent imply inflexibility, severity, and an exacting quality. 



Strict implies great exactness, esp. in the observance or enforcement of rules: strict [discipline]. 



Rigid, literally stiff or unbending, applies to that which is (often unnecessarily or narrowly) inflexible: rigid [economy]. 



Rigorous, with the same literal meaning, applies to that which is severe, exacting, and uncompromising, esp. in action or application: rigorous [self-denial]. 



Stringent applies to that which is vigorously exacting and severe: stringent [measures] to suppress disorder. 



3. forceful, powerful, effective.



—Antonyms 

1. flexible.





　

The musical [demands] of "Benjamin Button" are even more stringent than usual, because the composer must not only deal with dialogue but also voiceover narration throughout the film. "I don't want to hear and see the same thing," Fincher says. "The music never needs to do what the picture's doing." 





taut The rope was taut, and so was the ship’s discipline. 

stringent strict



stringent (vigorous)

rigid (unnecassary)

rigorous (action or application)



ebullient 

It is an unquestioning, ebullient [zest] for being sensate in the world.

effervescent 

and Silverstone was roundly praised for her effervescent [performance].

tonic

devout (fervent, genuine, independent of outward observances)

pious (constant, conformity with outward observances) a pious [hypocrite]

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Allen can be literal-minded about his thematic polarities, but, in this movie, he has put actors with first-class temperament on the screen, and his writing is both crisp and ambivalent: 



he works everything out 

with 

a stringent [thoroughness] [thur-oh-nis]



that still allows room for surprise. And, through all the twists and turns, 





the ochre beauty of Barcelona 



(as photographed by Javier Aguirresarobe) plays a major role. The characters make maybe one or two more touristic stops than is necessary, but it’s a minor flaw. You can feel Allen’s excitement in the sensual atmosphere. 



Spain! A seventy-two-year-old man has warmed his bones. 





wan 

[Radha Mitchell] is rather wan as her chief love interest

pallor 

pallid lurid sanguine vermilion cinnabar

anemic 

Creaks along like an anemic [snail]

florid 

I only read the first chapter, but the author's style struck me as [excessively elaborate] and [almost florid]. 



dun 暗褐色,討債者

tawny 黃褐色

ocher 赭土



tangerine 

celadon 

livid

swarthy

Meager