puritanical

英 [ˌpjʊərɪˈtænɪkl]

美 [ˌpjʊrɪˈtænɪkl]

adj. 清教徒式的; 道德极严格的

BNC.21598 / COCA.23648

牛津词典

adj.

清教徒式的；道德极严格的
having very strict moral attitudes
1. Their parents had a puritanical streak and didn't approve of dancing.
  他们的父母管教颇严格，不赞成跳舞。

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 有严格道德标准的；道学先生的
If you describe someone aspuritanical, you mean that they have very strict moral principles, and often try to make other people behave in a more moral way.
1. ...puritanical fathers...
  古板严厉的父亲
2. He has a puritanical attitude towards sex.
  他在性问题上主张克制，反对纵欲。

英英释义

adj

morally rigorous and strict
1. the puritan work ethic
2. puritanic distaste for alcohol
3. she was anything but puritanical in her behavior
Synonym:blue(a)puritanic
exaggeratedly proper
1. my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
Synonym:priggishprimprissyprudishsquare-toedstraitlacedstrait-lacedstraightlacedstraight-lacedtight-lacedvictorian
of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism

双语例句

On the Religious Emotion Revealed in the Poetry of Puritanical Christina Georgina Rossetti
重新发现克里斯蒂娜·乔治娜·罗塞蒂克里斯蒂娜·罗塞蒂诗歌中的宗教情怀
She is very puritanical about sex.
她在性问题上非常拘谨。
Penny was anything but puritanical.
彭妮一点也不严肃古板。
I'm not against the coffee bars for puritanical reasons, but because it uses women's bodies for commerce.
我不是用清教徒的动机反对这些咖啡馆，但是他们不该把女性的身体作商业用途。
A puritanical distaste for alcohol.
像清教徒似的对酒类的厌恶。
As a teenager, he rebelled against his puritanical upbringing.
在他十几岁时，他激烈反抗他所受的清教式管教。
But in the puritanical, modern business world, judgment is warped by something more pernicious: fear of lust and fear of alcohol.
但在清教徒式的现代商业世界，判断被更为致命的东西所扭曲：对欲望和酒精的恐惧。
You always had a puritanical streak.
你一向有清教徒的倾向。
In comparison with Daudet, Hawthorne was puzzled by the puritanical pessimistic opinions, showed us moral standards and the ethical expectation of the modern people rethinking on the wages of sin.
显恶与惩恶的主题安排同时彰显了其小说叙事应坚守的道德底线，反映了现代人们的伦理期待。
It's not surprising that he reacted against his puritanical upbringing.
他反对所接受的清教徒式的教育，这一点也不奇怪。