To rigidly adhere to ancient conventions and indiscriminately apply them to current affairs; to be shackled by outdated traditions and unwilling to adapt to modern realities.
如今科技发展迅速，我们若还泥古执今，墨守成规，就难以适应时代潮流。
With technology advancing rapidly today, if we rigidly adhere to ancient conventions and stick to old rules, it will be difficult for us to adapt to the trend of the times.
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