follow a stereotype routine 墨守成规
“墨守成规”,汉语成语,指思想保守,守着老规矩不肯改变,可以翻译为“stick to established practice,refuse to change 或follow a stereotype routine”,墨守成规的人可以用“routineer”表示。其反义词为“打破成规(break down the (established) conventions)” 例句: 他是个墨守成规的人。 He is a routineer. 他缺乏首创精神,墨守成规地办一切事情。 He showed little initiative, handling all matters strictly by the book. 这就是墨守成规,不愿进步。 This was a refusal to change, to make progress. |