puritanical
adj. 极端拘谨的；有清教徒特点的
副词：puritanically 名词：puritanicalness
近义词：prim，blue，straitlaced，square-toed，straight-laced，puritanic，priggish，prissy，tight-laced，strait-laced，prudish，straightlaced，Puritan，
详细释义
adj.(形容词)
- 禁欲的
- 道德上（极）严格的
- <贬>清教徒（式）的
- 清教（徒）主义的
- （宗教上）极端拘谨的
- 清教的
- 有清教徒特点的
英英释义
Adjective
- of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
- exaggeratedly proper;
"my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
- morally rigorous and strict;
"the puritan work ethic" "puritanic distaste for alcohol" "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- America is rediscovering its puritanical roots.美国人正面临过紧日子的前景。
- People who are puritanical are often ridiculed for being boring.严谨的人常被人嘲笑无聊。
- 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。