puritanical

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

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。

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

2. puritanical

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