puritanical
英 [pjʊərɪ'tænɪk(ə)l]
美['pjʊrə'tænɪkl]
- adj. 清教徒的；极端拘谨的
近义词
blue
英英释义
- 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"
实用场景例句
- 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。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- 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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双语例句
- 1. Now you are coming over all puritanical about nothing.
- 你太古板了，其实没什么事。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. There'sa puritanical side to me.
- 我有着清教徒般严谨的一面。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He has a puritanical attitude towards sex.
- 他在性问题上主张克制，反对纵欲。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. 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。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. 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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英文词源
- puritanical (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Puritan + -ical. Chiefly in disparaging use. Related: Puritanically.