puritanical
adj. <貶>清教徒式的,道德極嚴格的
If you describe someone as puritanical, you mean that they have very strict moral principles, and often try to make other people behave in a more moral way.
...puritanical fathers...
古板嚴厲的父親
He has a puritanical attitude towards sex.
他在性問題上主張剋制,反對縱慾。
1. of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
2. exaggeratedly proper;
3. morally rigorous and strict;
Now you are coming over all puritanical about nothing.
你太古板了,其實沒什麼事。
There'sa puritanical side to me.
我有著清教徒般嚴謹的一面。
He has a puritanical attitude towards sex.
他在性問題上主張剋制,反對縱慾。
Their parents had a puritanical streak and didn't approve of dancing.
他們的父母管教頗嚴格,不贊成跳舞。
In contrast, men such as Rockefeller and Ford exhibited puritanical qualities.
與之相反, 洛克菲勒和福特表現出的是清教徒的品性.