puritanically
adverb uk/ˌpjʊə.rɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl.i/ us/ˌpjʊr.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl.i/
清教主义地
in a way that involves the belief that it is important to work hard and control yourself, and that pleasure is wrong or unnecessary
He was puritanically frugal. 他宛如清教徒般地节俭。
The legislation is not puritanically restrictive. 该立法不是清教徒式的限制。
See: puritanical
- More examples
- Architects are no longer intimidated by the puritanically moral language of orthodox Modern architecture
- They are puritanically precise with language.
- Galleries are focused puritanically on the art.