形容词贬>清教徒式的,道德极严格的
1. 清教徒的:puritanic 清教徒的 | puritanical 清教徒的 | Puritanism 清教
2. 极端拘谨的:Felon重罪犯 | Puritanical极端拘谨的 | Ambivalence矛盾心理
1. 有严格道德标准的;道学先生的
If you describe someone as puritanical, you mean that they have very strict moral principles, and often try to make other people behave in a more moral way.
e.g. ...puritanical fathers...
古板严厉的父亲
e.g. He has a puritanical attitude towards sex.
他在性问题上主张克制,反对纵欲。
adj
1. morally rigorous and strict
e.g. the puritan work ethic
puritanic distaste for alcohol
she was anything but puritanical in her behavior
Synonym: blue(a)puritanic
2. exaggeratedly proper
e.g. my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn''t approve of my miniskirts
Synonym: priggishprimprissyprudishsquare-toedstraitlacedstrait-lacedstraightlacedstraight-lacedtight-lacedvictorian
3. of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism