hidebound
adj
(derog 贬) not willing to consider new ideas, methods, etc; too conventional and narrow-minded 对新的思想、 方法等格格不入的; 守旧的; 思想偏狭的
hidebound views, bureaucrats 守旧的观点、 官僚
a society hidebound by convention 墨守成规的社会.
Neither was I surprise when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny station a few miles along the line.Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals.