puritanical

美 [ˌpjʊrɪˈtænɪkl]英 [ˌpjʊərɪˈtænɪkl]
  • adj.道德极严格的;清教徒式的
puritanicalpuritanical

adj.

usually disapproving清教徒式的;道德极严格的
having very strict moral attitudes

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。

also puritan

puritanical

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  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 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.

    ...puritanical fathers...

    古板严厉的父亲

adj

1
morally rigorous and strict
the puritan work ethic
puritanic distaste for alcohol
she was anything but puritanical in her behavior
Synonym: blue(a) puritanic
2
exaggeratedly proper
my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
Synonym: priggish prim prissy prudish square-toed straitlaced strait-laced straightlaced straight-laced tight-laced victorian
3
of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism

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  1. 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。

  2. A puritanical attitude , conscience , upbringing

    清教徒式的态度、良心、教养

  3. 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。

  4. Now you are coming over all puritanical about nothing .

    你太古板了,其实没什么事。

  5. He has a puritanical attitude towards sex .

    他在性问题上主张克制,反对纵欲。

  6. There 's a puritanical side to me

    我有着清教徒般严谨的一面。

  7. Puritanical grandfather is very strict with his children .

    古板严厉的祖父对子女要求非常严格。

  8. They are the real rebels against the harsh Puritanical rules .

    她们是父权制的真正反抗者。

  9. 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;

  10. The book is a biting indictment of the US " puritanical values .

    该小说是对美国古板的清教价值观的辛辣控诉。

  11. 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。

  12. It is not just drinkers who are benefiting from a loosening of puritanical regulations around America .

    不仅仅只有酒徒从美国国内严谨法律法规的松弛中获益。

  13. On the Religious Emotion Revealed in the Poetry of Puritanical Christina Georgina Rossetti

    重新发现克里斯蒂娜·乔治娜·罗塞蒂克里斯蒂娜·罗塞蒂诗歌中的宗教情怀

  14. You always had a puritanical streak .

    你一向有清教徒的倾向。

  15. Nothing short of transforming India 's puritanical culture and giving men and women more freedom to forge sexually mature relationships outside of marriage .

    彻底改变印度过于拘谨的宗教文化,赋予男人和女人更多自由,不用等到婚后才能建立成熟的性关系。

  16. 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。

  17. Penny was anything but puritanical .

    彭妮一点也不严肃古板。

  18. 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。

  19. She is very puritanical about sex .

    她在性问题上非常拘谨。

  20. 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。

  21. 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

  22. But some more puritanical hackers have turned vigilante , trying to disrupt LulzSec .

    但是一些清教徒式的黑客成为了治安专员,想要搞垮LulzSec。

  23. 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。

  24. Blue laws ; the puritan work ethic ; puritanic distaste for alcohol ; she was anything but puritanical in her behavior .

    严格的法律;严谨的职业道德;对酒的严格禁止;她的行为决不是严谨的。

  25. 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。

  26. A puritanical distaste for alcohol .

    像清教徒似的对酒类的厌恶。

  27. What is more , good American tabloid journalists seem in scarce supply , probably a result of sharply varyingethics ( think puritanical American professionalism versus anything-goes Britishruthlessness ) .

    更重要的是,优秀的美国小报新闻从业者从供给上来看变得稀少,这可能是伦理道德急剧变化的结果(想象一下将清教徒式的美国专业化与随心所欲的英国式冷酷无情对比)。

  28. To me it sounded like " puritanical decadence " or " responsible hedonism , " and on my trip I sensed some awkwardness around it .

    我觉得这颇似“清教徒似的颓废”抑或说是“负责任的享乐主义”,整个旅程中,我感觉到有些别扭。

  29. 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。

  30. 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”。