英语词汇“reformatory”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

reform /ri-förmˈ/

transitive verb

To transform

To restore, rebuild (Milton)

To amend

To make better

To remove defects from

To redress

To bring to a better way of life

To chastise (Spenser)

To prune (Milton)

To break up in reorganization, hence to disband, dismiss (military historical)

intransitive verb

To abandon evil ways

noun

Amendment or transformation, esp of a system or institution

A stricter offshoot or branch of a religious order

An extension or better distribution of parliamentary representation

ORIGIN: L refōrmāre, -ātum, from fōrmāre to shape, from fōrma form

reformabilˈity noun

reformˈable /-ri-/ adjective

reformation /ref-ər-māˈshən/ noun

The act of reforming

Amendment

Improvement

(with cap) the great religious revolution of the 16c, which gave rise to the various evangelical or Protestant organizations of Christendom

reformāˈtional adjective

reformāˈtionist noun

reformative /ri-förmˈə-tiv/ adjective

Tending to produce reform

reformˈatory adjective

Reforming
Tending to produce reform

noun

In the UK and USA, formerly, an institution for reclaiming young delinquents

reformedˈ adjective

Changed
Amended
Improved
(with cap) Protestant, esp Calvinistic, in doctrine or polity

reformˈer noun

A person who reforms anything
Someone who advocates political reform
(with cap) one of those who took part in the Reformation of the 16c

reformˈism noun

Any doctrine or movement advocating gradual social and political change within a democratic framework rather than revolutionary change

reformˈist noun

A reformer
An advocate of reformism

Reformed Presbyterian noun

A Cameronian

Reform flask noun

A salt-glazed stoneware flask made in the likeness of one of the figures connected with the 1832 parliamentary Reform Bill

Reform Judaism noun

A form of Judaism, originating in the 19c, in which the Jewish Law is adapted so as to be relevant to contemporary life

reform school noun

A reformatory