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puritan
[英] [ˈpjʊərɪtn] [美] [ˈpjʊrɪtn:] 生词本

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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。

  • 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。

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。

  • ...puritan self-denial.

    苦行式的克己

Noun

1. adheres to strict religious principles; opposed to sensual pleasures

2. a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum

Adjective

1. morally rigorous and strict;

  • "blue laws"
  • "the puritan work ethic"
  • "puritanic distaste for alcohol"
  • "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"
1. His dissolute life is inconsistent with his Puritan upbringing.
他的放荡生活和他的清教徒教养相悖。

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2. His dissolute life is inconsistent with his puritan upbringing.
他的放荡生活和他的清教徒教养相悖。

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