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

• 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。
• 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”。
• 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。
• 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。
• You always had a puritanical streak.
  你一向有清教徒的倾向。
• The whole issue smacks too much of sinful desserts, guilty pleasures and all the other puritanical constructions that cause people to feel as if they are daring the moral authorities by risking a glass of wine on a weeknight.
  总的来说，这个问题会让人产生万恶的甜品和充满罪恶感的享受之类想法，还有诸如此类清教徒式的道德感，感觉就像是在工作日的晚上喝一杯葡萄酒来挑战道德权威。
• They are the real rebels against the harsh Puritanical rules.
  她们是父权制的真正反抗者。
• 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。
• A puritanical distaste for alcohol.
  像清教徒似的对酒类的厌恶。
• He has a puritanical attitude towards sex.
  他在性问题上主张克制，反对纵欲。