puritanical

puritanical

美 [ˌpjʊrɪˈtænɪk(ə)l] 　英 [ˌpjʊərɪˈtænɪk(ə)l]

• adj.清教徒式的；道德极严格的
• 网络清教徒的；极端拘谨的；像清教徒的

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例句

A surgeon by profession, al-Zawahri, like bin Laden, gave up a life of privilege to violently promote a puritanical Islamic ideal.

身为外科医生的扎瓦赫里像本·拉登一样，放弃了养尊处优的生活，而投身于暴力推行一个极端的伊斯兰理想。

Puritanical societies for "the suppression of vice" encouraged punitive laws against disorderly houses and streetwalking.

“消除卖淫”运动的清教徒们鼓励用法律来惩罚这些混乱的建筑和街头卖淫行为。

Moreover, praise for self-control wasn't confined to the sex-negative Church and its puritanical progeny.

此外，对于自律的嘉许也不会指摘为教会的禁欲，或被划定是清教后嗣。

I also learned that the Puritanical devotion of working hard is not nearly as valuable as working smart.

我也知道了清教徒“辛勤工作”这种信仰比不上“聪明工作”有用。

Portland is not a puritanical city. In fact, its tenderloin is extensive and worse than anything in San Francisco.

波特兰并不是个清教徒式的城市。其实，这个城市中贪官污吏大捞油水的现象泛滥成灾，甚至比旧金山还要严重。

Another possible cause of vaginismus is a strict and puritanical upbringing that teaches a girl to consider sex dirty or evil.

阴道痉挛的另一个可能病因是训导女孩认为性是肮脏的或邪恶的清规戒律式养育方式。

In the black Protestant Church I entered a new world: prim, brown, puritanical girls who taught in the public schools.

我走进黑人新教堂，就犹如进入了一个新的世界；这里有在公立学校教书的、拘谨的、棕肤色的清教徒式的女子。

And how about his generalisations about stuffy, puritanical Anglo-Saxons?

那么，对古板拘谨的盎格鲁-撒克逊人，他的概括又如何呢？

But in the puritanical, modern business world, judgment is warped by something more pernicious: fear of lust and fear of alcohol.

但在清教徒式的现代商业世界，判断被更为致命的东西所扭曲：对欲望和酒精的恐惧。

He adds that Salafist groups, who follow the puritanical Saudi model of Islam, have flourished since Hosni Mubarak's fall.

他还说Salafist组织，一个效仿沙特模式的伊斯兰清教徒组织，在穆巴拉克倒台之后也蓬勃发展起来。

When al Qaeda imposes its puritanical teachings and brutal ways, the locals turn against them, as happened in Iraq.

当基地组织将其苦行教义和残酷的手段强行灌输给当地人的时候，当地人就会转而反对他们，就像在伊拉克发生的那样。

The secret (whisper it, lest puritanical greens find out) is that electric motors are better than combustion engines.

而秘密（嘘，小声点，可别让那些死硬的环保主义者发现了）在于：电动马达要优于内燃发动机。

Moralism is inflicting a puritanical code upon others. Moralism kills.

道德主义则是将一种清教徒似的规范，强加于他人。

Dawkins's Biomorph Land was a fertile, but puritanical , place that hadn't a hint of sex.

道金斯的生物形态王国是丰饶但却有些像清教徒禁欲主义的地方，那里没有一点性的迹象。

If we are not careful, a puritanical pall of disapproval will spread over the economy, vetoing consumption, nixing hope.

如果我们处理不当，一种禁欲的风气将会蔓延整个经济领域，抑制消费并打击人们的希望。

Views on sex and marriage have swung from one extreme to another -- from the extremely puritanical to the free-wheeling.

他还说：“中国的性观念和婚姻观从一个极端走向了另一个极端——-从极端清教徒式变化到随心所欲。”

A "bluenose" is a strict, puritanical person.

“蓝鼻子（bluenose）”指的是一个严格的，清教徒式的人。

Perhaps the most notable quality of the Christian sex business is that it is evangelical, not puritanical.

或许基督教性产业最显著的特征在于，它是原教主义的，而非清教徒式的。

It is acceptable to the modern world because of its unitarian, puritanical denial of magic.

伊斯兰教被现代世界所接受，因为它是一神的，并严守教规拒绝魔法巫术。

I'm NOT against the coffee bars for puritanical reasons, but because it uses women's bodies for commerce.

我不是用清教徒的动机反对这些咖啡馆，但是他们不该把女性的身体作商业用途。

What, you have some puritanical hang-up about prostitution?

什么你象清教徒一样对卖淫这事有心理障碍？。

Prohibition hangover As puritanical rules retreat, the American market for beer and spirits is growing more competitive

禁止宿醉的清教徒规则隐退，啤酒烈酒市场竞争愈显激烈

As puritanical rules retreat, the American market for beer and spirits is growing more competitive

随着禁酒令的取消，美国啤酒和烈酒市场将变得更有竞争力

Thoughts about Puritanical Literature and Their Significance

清教徒的文学思想及其意义