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
• Now you are coming over all puritanical about nothing.
  你太古板了，其实没什么事。
• A Forceful Attack Against Puritanical Concept of Woman Morals ── On the tragic image of the heroine in The Sound and The Fury
  对清教妇道观的有力抨击&评《喧哗与骚动》中女主人公的悲剧形象
• A puritanical distaste for alcohol.
  像清教徒似的对酒类的厌恶。
• 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。
• A puritanical attitude, conscience, upbringing
  清教徒式的态度、良心、教养
• 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。
• He has a puritanical attitude towards sex.
  他在性问题上主张克制，反对纵欲。
• However, he proceeded to impose strict puritanical rules, banning them from drinking alcohol, listening to music or cutting their hair.
  但是，他立刻开始为镇上的居民制定严格的清教徒式的生活规范，禁止她们饮酒、听音乐或剪发。