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

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。
Views on sex and marriage have swung from one extreme to another& from the extremely puritanical to the free-wheeling.
人们对性爱和婚姻的看法从一个极端走向另一个极端&从保守变为开放。
There's a puritanical side to me
我有着清教徒般严谨的一面。
A puritanical attitude, conscience, upbringing
清教徒式的态度、良心、教养
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
So they get this interesting reversal that Protestantism was often a puritanical reaction against that until recently, when many believe sex, are quite happy with the idea.
因此在性上有个有趣的逆转，新教对于性一直都是严格禁欲的，反对的，直到最近人，都对性没有什么不爽。
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；
He has a puritanical attitude towards sex.
他在性问题上主张克制，反对纵欲。
Penny was anything but puritanical.
彭妮一点也不严肃古板。
Now you are coming over all puritanical about nothing.
你太古板了，其实没什么事。