puritan是什么意思
2024-02-03 03:02:17
puritan
n. 清教徒
adj. 清教徒的
近义词：prude，
英英释义
Noun
- 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
- someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
- a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
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。