['pjuəritən]
Puritan
n.&a. 清教徒(的)

例句与用法:

  1. A colony of Puritans settled in Plymouth.
    一群清教徒在普里茅斯定居下来。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。

英英解释:

名词 puritan:

  1. a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
  2. someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
  3. a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
  4. 同义词:prude

形容词 puritan:

  1. morally rigorous and strict
  2. 同义词:blue, puritanic, puritanical