Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #21598
puritanical
清教徒式的；道德上严格刻板的
Having very strict moral or religious attitudes, often in a disapproving or rigid way.
多含贬义，形容在道德或宗教上过分严格。
- 1.
Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.
与清教徒或其教义及实践相关的。
- 2.
Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid (often used by way of reproach or contempt).
严守法律或宗教要求,严格、过分谨慎、刻板,常含贬义。
清教徒的；与清教徒相关的；与清教徒或其教义及实践相关的。；严守法律或宗教要求,严格、过分谨慎、刻板,常含贬义。；清教徒的；清教主义的
In use
Her puritanical views on entertainment made her avoid movies with any violence.
The community's puritanical rules banned dancing and playing cards.
He held puritanical attitudes toward alcohol, refusing even a glass of wine.
puritanical about sth
She is puritanical about sex and refuses to discuss it.
她对性持极端拘谨的态度，拒绝讨论此事。
a puritanical + noun
常用搭配：puritanical attitudes/views/morals
The community holds puritanical attitudes toward entertainment.
这个社区对娱乐持有清教徒式的态度。
puritanical in + noun
Connections
Collocations
- puritanical attitudes
- 清教徒式的态度
- His puritanical attitudes toward sex made him uncomfortable with the film.他对性所持的清教徒式的态度让他看这部电影时很不自在。
- puritanical morality
- 清教徒式的道德观
- The novel criticizes the puritanical morality of the Victorian era.这部小说批评了维多利亚时代清教徒式的道德观。
- puritanical upbringing
- 清教徒式的家教
- She struggled to escape the effects of her puritanical upbringing.她努力摆脱清教徒式家教带来的影响。
- puritanical society
- 清教徒式的社会
- They moved to a more liberal city to get away from their puritanical society.他们搬到一个更开放的城市，以远离那个清教徒式的社会。
- puritanical zeal
- 清教徒般的狂热
- He attacked the proposal with puritanical zeal.他以清教徒般的狂热抨击这项提议。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想puritan（清教徒）：清教徒严守教规、生活刻板，所以puritanical形容人过分严格、清规戒律多。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：历史/宗教讨论、对他人道德观的批评 puritanical 有两个相关含义：一指与清教徒相关，多用于历史或宗教讨论；二指道德上过于严格、拘谨，常含批评色彩，正式和非正式场合都可见。因此本条目将语体标为混合（x）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 puritanical 真正押韵的是 mechanical、botanical、tyrannical：它们从重读元音 /æ/ 到词尾都与 puritanical 一致。注意 political、classical、technical 虽然也以 -ical 结尾，但重读部分分别落在 /lɪ/、/klæs/、/tɛk/，读音并不与 puritanical 押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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