| 单词 | puritan |
| 释义 | puritan (pjʊərɪtən ) Word forms: puritans 1. countable noun You describe someone as a puritan when they live according to strict moral or religious principles, especially when they disapprove of physical pleasures. [disapproval] Bykov had forgotten that Malinin was something of a puritan. As for the subjects that so enrage puritans, they will continue to form the focus of her work. Synonyms: moralist, fanatic, zealot, prude 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Puritan attitudes are based on strict moral or religious principles and often involve disapproval of physical pleasures. [disapproval] Paul was someone who certainly had a puritan streak in him. ...puritan self-denial. Synonyms: strict, austere, puritanical, narrow Puritan Word forms: Puritans countable noun The Puritans were a group of English Protestants in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries who lived in a very strict and religious way. Puritan society was now complete. Translations: Chinese: 清教徒式的人生活上严格遵守道德或宗教准则、尤指反对物质享受的, 清教徒式的生活上严格遵守道德或宗教准则、尤指反对物质享受的 Japanese: 厳格主義者, 厳格主義者の |
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