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单词 purists
释义

purist

noun

pur·​ist ˈpyu̇r-ist How to pronounce purist (audio)
: a person who adheres strictly and often excessively to a tradition
especially : one preoccupied with the purity of a language and its protection from the use of foreign or altered forms
puristic
pyu̇-ˈri-stik How to pronounce purist (audio)
adjective
puristically
pyu̇-ˈri-sti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce purist (audio)
adverb

Example Sentences

a purist who only drinks European wines
Recent Examples on the Web From Brooklyn With Love from Suite Eleven is a true cherry red, perfect for the red polish purist. Ava Darrin, ELLE, 30 July 2022 As her reputation grew she became known as a purist with a generous side and a prickly side. Mary Rourke, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2022 Both are lightweight, rear-drive, purist sports cars that are an attainable means to tail-out fun. Michael Simari, Car and Driver, 21 July 2022 The purist in me cringed, not wanting to take music into the cathedral of Zion Canyon. Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 30 May 2020 At the same time, Kvedaravičius was a documentary purist who in this film, at least, eschews any hint of the kind of nonfiction storytelling that draws people into even the most forbidding of documentaries. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 May 2022 Now, a bit of warning: Your grilling and barbecue purist friends may scoff at you. Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 3 May 2022 The times, Krymov and the Wilma seem to be saying: Do not cry out for another ritualistic bathing in refined Russian culture, or even in exposure to a purist’s illumination of Chekhov, one of theater’s greatest literary humanists. Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2022 For the sushi purist, this minimalist sushi bar elevates and delivers some of the state's best Japanese food from its Chandler strip mall location. Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined above

purists

noun

plural of purist
as in fanatics
a person who has very strong ideas about what is correct or acceptable and who usually opposes changes to traditional methods and practices a new style of play that offended the sport's purists a language purist who is always looking to correct the speech of others

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • fanatics
  • nationalists
  • partisans
  • sticklers
  • sectarians
  • bigots
  • dogmatists
  • doctrinaires
  • jingoists
  • partizans
  • chauvinists
  • dogmatizers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • liberals
  • freethinkers
  • latitudinarians
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