puritanical

英[ˌpjʊərɪˈtænɪkl]
美[ˌpjʊrɪˈtænɪkl]

基本释义

adj.
<贬>清教徒式的,道德极严格的

实用例句

Now you are coming over all puritanical about nothing.

你太古板了,其实没什么事。

柯林斯例句

There'sa puritanical side to me.

我有着清教徒般严谨的一面。

柯林斯例句

He has a puritanical attitude towards sex.

他在性问题上主张克制,反对纵欲。

柯林斯例句

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。

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In contrast, men such as Rockefeller and Ford exhibited puritanical qualities.

与之相反, 洛克菲勒和福特表现出的是清教徒的品性.

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She was anything but puritanical in her behavior.

她的举止一点也不拘谨.

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The latest research suggests a more prosaic, democratic, even puritanical view of the world.

最新的研究令我们对世界的看法呈现出更加平淡 、 更加大众, 更加严谨的色彩.

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英英释义

Adjective
  • 1. of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism

  • 2. exaggeratedly proper;

    "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

  • 3. morally rigorous and strict;

    "blue laws"

    "the puritan work ethic"

    "puritanic distaste for alcohol"

    "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"

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