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

• Now you are coming over all puritanical about nothing.
  你太古板了，其实没什么事。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• You always had a puritanical streak.
  你一向有清教徒的倾向。
• He has a puritanical attitude towards sex.
  他在性问题上主张克制，反对纵欲。
• A puritanical distaste for alcohol.
  像清教徒似的对酒类的厌恶。
• To pretend we are still living in a puritanical village is not only out of touch with reality, but will have disastrous results.
  现在若假装我们还生活在一个极端封闭的村庄里，这不仅是不现实，而且还会带来灾难性的后果。
• They are the real rebels against the harsh Puritanical rules.
  她们是父权制的真正反抗者。
• 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。