relating to a doctrine or doctrines 教义的;学说的;主义的 the doctrinal position of the English church 英格兰教会教义的立场 - (disapproving)
a rigidly doctrinal approach 硬搬教条的方法
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDoctrinal is used with these nouns:- dispute
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin doctrinalis, from doctrina ‘teaching, learning’, from doctor ‘teacher’, from docere ‘teach’.