puritan
英['pjʊərɪtən]
美['pjʊrɪtən]
- n. 清教徒
- adj. 清教徒的
详细释义
Noun:
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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 worship
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someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
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a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
双语例句
- 1. Bykov had forgotten that Malinin was something of a puritan.
- 贝科夫已经忘记了马利宁是个清教徒式的人物。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Paul was someone who certainly had a puritan streak in him.
- 保罗身上无疑带有清教徒气质。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. His dissolute life is inconsistent with his Puritan upbringing.
- 他的放荡生活和他的清教徒教养相悖.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. This dramatic vigour is the chief strength of Puritan writing.
- 这种生气勃勃的劲头便是清教时期写作的主要动力.
来自辞典例句
- 5. No other Puritan writers than Tyler in America displayed such verbal riches.
- 美国的清教徒作家在词藻运用上,没有一个比泰勒更丰富的了.
来自辞典例句
- 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。 - 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。
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用作形容词 (adj.)
用法讲解
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