puritan

美 [ˈpjʊrɪtən]英 [ˈpjʊərɪtən]
  • n.清教徒(属于16和17世纪的英国教会);禁欲者;苦行者
  • adj.清教徒的;清教主义的;禁欲的;苦行的

复数: puritans

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noun

1

禁欲者;苦行者
a person who has very strict moral attitudes and who thinks that pleasure is bad

2

清教徒(属于16和17世纪的英国教会)
a member of a Protestant group of Christians in England in the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted to worship God in a simple way

adj.

1

清教徒的;清教主义的;禁欲的;苦行的
connected with the Puritans and their beliefs

2


puritan

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 道德(或宗教)上极拘谨的人;禁欲者;苦行者
    You describe someone as a puritan when they live according to strict moral or religious principles, especially when they disapprove of physical pleasures.

    Bykov had forgotten that Malinin was something of a puritan...

    贝科夫已经忘记了马利宁是个清教徒式的人物。

  • 2
    ADJ-GRADED 道德(或宗教)上极拘谨的;清教徒似的;禁欲的;苦行的
    Puritan attitudes are based on strict moral or religious principles and often involve disapproval of physical pleasures.

    Paul was someone who certainly had a puritan streak in him.

    保罗身上无疑带有清教徒气质。

noun

1
a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
Synonym: prude
2
someone who adheres to strict religious principles;someone opposed to sensual pleasures

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  1. Paul was someone who certainly had a puritan streak in him .

    保罗身上无疑带有清教徒气质。

  2. Bykov had forgotten that Malinin was something of a puritan

    贝科夫已经忘记了马利宁是个清教徒式的人物。

  3. As for the subjects that so enrage puritans , they will continue to form the focus of her work .

    那些使道学先生们勃然大怒的课题将继续成为她工作的重点。

  4. The puritans , according to the familiar accusations of the1920s , were joyless hypocrites .

    依照二十年代流行的指责来说,清教徒是郁郁寡欢的伪君子。

  5. In other ways the Bible limited Puritan writing , blurring and deadening the pages .

    另一方面,圣经又限制了清教时期的作品,使它们显得晦涩沉闷

  6. Puritan Role in the Development of American Education in Colonial Period

    清教在美国殖民地时期教育发展中的作用

  7. One large group was called the Puritans .

    有一个比较大的组织被称为清教徒。

  8. An Investigation to the Source of the Educational Ideas of the American Puritans

    美国清教教育思想探源

  9. The Puritan Concept and Child Labor in North American Colony

    北美殖民地时期童工劳动与清教观念

  10. Puritans tried to strike a balance between right and responsibility .

    在权利与义务之间,清教徒们小心地取得平衡。

  11. She came from a very serious , Puritan family .

    她出生于一个虔诚的清教徒家庭,

  12. The Puritans wanted to change it to make it more holy .

    清教徒希望改变圣公会,使其更加神圣。

  13. They have also been concerned to establish the existence of a Puritan tradition .

    他们还一直关心树立清教传统。

  14. the Puritans cut King Charles 's head off last January .

    去年1月,清教徒把查理国王送上了断头台。

  15. Economic shortage and Puritan asceticism provided the basis for this idea .

    短缺经济的现实和清教禁欲主义伦理为这一观念提供了基础。

  16. The Early American Literature & The Puritan Poetry

    美国早期文学&清教诗歌刍议

  17. He is too much of a Puritan to enjoy dancing .

    他在生活上过于奉行清教徒式的原则,所以不能领略跳舞的乐趣。

  18. The school was named for a Puritan religious leader .

    学校的校名以一位清教教会领袖约翰.哈佛的名字命名。

  19. In addition , puritans ' making some adjustment to the change of time is the key to its influence .

    同时,清教顺应时代变化作出的一些修改是其能在较长时期内影响殖民地的关键。

  20. Question 20 . What does the speaker say about the Puritans ?

    问题20:关于清教徒,说话者讲了些什么?

  21. Puritans believed that the Bible was the word of God .

    清教徒相信圣经上写的都是上帝的话。

  22. An Analysis of Puritan Covenantal Thoughts in New England Colonies

    试析北美新英格兰殖民地的清教契约思想

  23. Their group included 35 Puritans whose aim was to create a safe religious community in the New World .

    这些人当中有35名清教徒,他们的目标是在新大陆创建一个不受侵扰的宗教社会。

  24. Nature and woman are both reduced to secondary positions in the Patriarchal Puritan society .

    指出在父权制社会中自然和女性都处于次等地位。

  25. Within a century of the first settlements the Puritan disciplines were a good deal relaxed .

    殖民地建立后的一百年内,清教的教规已宽大多了。

  26. 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。

  27. The Puritans , however , had a mean streak .

    然而,那些清教徒生性也有卑劣的一面。

  28. The Puritans were some of the first Christians to settle in America .

    清教徒是首批在美国定居的基督徒。

  29. The accident resulted in puritan 's war .

    这次事故造成清教徒革命。

  30. Until Instagram , Facebook had taken the puritan approach .

    在收购Instagram之前,Facebook一直采取清教徒式的态度。