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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。
清教徒式的；道德上严格刻板的
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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.
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。
多含贬义，形容在道德或宗教上过分严格。
与清教徒或其教义及实践相关的。
Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.
严守法律或宗教要求,严格、过分谨慎、刻板,常含贬义。
Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid (often used by way of reproach or contempt).
Her puritanical views on entertainment made her avoid movies with any violence.
她对于娱乐的清教徒式观点使她避开任何有暴力内容的电影。
The community's puritanical rules banned dancing and playing cards.
该社区清教徒式的规则禁止跳舞和打牌。
He held puritanical attitudes toward alcohol, refusing even a glass of wine.
他对酒精持有清教徒般的态度，连一杯酒都拒绝。
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。
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。
They are puritanical in their approach to education.
他们在教育方法上极端拘谨。
Not this
He is a puritanical.
Use this
He is a puritan.
puritanical 是形容词，不能直接跟在冠词后作名词，应使用名词 puritan。
Not this
He believes in puritanical.
Use this
He believes in Puritanism.
puritanical 是形容词，不能作介词宾语，应使用名词 Puritanism。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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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。
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）。
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。
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