| 释义 |
‖ pratiquant, a. (n.)|pratikɑ̃|
[Fr.]
Making a practice of religious duties or observances; practising. Also absol. as n.
1902G. Arthur Let. Mar. in Some Lett. fron Man of No Importance (1928) 140 If the King is not religious in the ‘pratiquant’ sense of the word, he has a very strong sense of religion. 1956S. Bedford Legacy iii. iv. 154 Jules..says he couldn't marry someone who wasn't a Catholic... It isn't as though he'd ever shewed himself the least bit pratiquant. 1960Times 27 Feb. 7/3 Fasting is an unhealthy habit; Communists tell the people of their Muslim lands. On the contrary, urge the new pratiquants in Turkey and elsewhere, it is astonishing how fitter you feel at the end of Ramadan. 1965New Statesman 3 Dec. 890/2 After lapsing for 15 years, she had recently tried to become pratiquant again. |