puritan
英:[ˈpjʊərɪtən] 美: [ˈpjʊrɪtən]
puritan 基本解释
n.清教徒;(任何政党中的)纯粹主义者;道德或宗教上极拘谨的人;
变形
复数:puritans
英英释义
puritan[ 'pjuəritən ]
n.a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worshipsomeone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasuresa person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum同义词:prude
adj.morally rigorous and strict"the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"
同义词:blue(a)puritanicpuritanical
puritan 相关例句
双语例句
用作名词(n.)- As a Puritan, he is strict in moral and religion.
作为清教徒,他的道德和宗教观念都很严格。 - The extremer Puritan mood had gone.
过于偏激的清教徒精神既已消逝。
用作形容词(adj.)- He also wrote parodies that poked fun at Puritan intolerance.
他还经常写一些打油诗来讽刺清教徒的偏激行为。 - The Puritan family, also maligned by ignorant moderns, stands as a model.
清教徒的家庭是模范家庭,却也不幸被无知的现代人所曲解。
权威例句
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