puritanical
英 [pj??r?'t?n?k(?)l]
美['pj?r?'t?n?kl]
- adj. 清教徒的；極端拘謹的
英英釋意
- 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"