“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.