| 单词 | puritanical |
| 释义 | puritanical (once / 7457 pages) adj Strict, straight laced, and unsmiling, someone who is puritanical follows moral or religious rules to the letter. Describing someone as puritanical is usually a bit of a criticism, since the word implies that the person is not just religious, but overly rigid in his or her beliefs and not a lot of fun to be around. It stems from the word "Puritan," a believer in the branch of Protestantism that objected to some practices of the Church of England. Its root, in turn, is thought to be purity, which is what puritanical people seek when they stick to the rules. WORD FAMILYpuritanical: puritanically+/puritan: puritanic, puritanical, puritans USAGE EXAMPLESAttitudes toward team ownership are far less puritanical elsewhere in Europe. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) “The Witch” is set in puritanical Salem, where everybody is paranoid about Satan. New York Times(Dec 07, 2016) She also detects in the medical establishment a puritanical disapproval of this area of study. BBC(Dec 01, 2016) 1adj of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism 2adj morally rigorous and strict she was anything but puritanical in her behavior Syn blue, puritanic nonindulgent, strict characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint 3adj exaggeratedly proper Syn priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian proper marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness |
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