形容词贬清教徒式的，道德极严格的

1. 清教徒的：puritanic 清教徒的 | puritanical 清教徒的 | Puritanism 清教

2. 极端拘谨的：Felon重罪犯 | Puritanical极端拘谨的 | Ambivalence矛盾心理

1. 有严格道德标准的；道学先生的
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.

e.g. ...puritanical fathers...
古板严厉的父亲
e.g. He has a puritanical attitude towards sex.
他在性问题上主张克制，反对纵欲。

adj

1. morally rigorous and strict

e.g. the puritan work ethic
puritanic distaste for alcohol
she was anything but puritanical in her behavior

Synonym: blue(a)puritanic

2. exaggeratedly proper

e.g. my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts

Synonym: priggishprimprissyprudishsquare-toedstraitlacedstrait-lacedstraightlacedstraight-lacedtight-lacedvictorian

3. of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism