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

• A puritanical attitude, conscience, upbringing
  清教徒式的态度、良心、教养
• 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。
• There's a puritanical side to me
  我有着清教徒般严谨的一面。
• 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。
• 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。
• They note anxiously the advance across the region of a Salafist movement of puritanical zealots who supposedly want to imitate the ways of the salaf, the "predecessors" who accompanied the prophet himself.
  他们焦急地注意到越过这个区域的发展，该区域是可能想要模仿salaf的方法的清教徒式的运动狂热者的萨拉菲斯特运动（salafistmovement），salaf是伴随在先知的“前任”。
• 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。
• Penny was anything but puritanical.
  彭妮一点也不严肃古板。
• He has a puritanical attitude towards sex.
  他在性问题上主张克制，反对纵欲。
• The religious faith and the Puritanical thoughts permeating the novels.
  第二，宗教意识与清教思想渗透于作品之中；