puritan
英 ['pj??r?t(?)n]
美['pj?r?t?n]
- adj. 清教徒的
- n. 清教徒
暢通詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?puritans;
中文詞源
puritan 禁欲者，清教徒
來自purity,純潔，純凈，-an,人。比喻用法。
英文詞源
- Puritan (n.)
- 1560s, "opponent of Anglican hierarchy," later applied opprobriously to "person in Church of England who seeks further reformation" (1570s), probably from purity. Largely historical from 19c. in literal sense. After c. 1590s, applied to anyone deemed overly strict in matters of religion and morals.
What [William] Perkins, and the whole Puritan movement after him, sought was to replace the personal pride of birth and status with the professional's or craftsman's pride of doing one's best in one's particular calling. The good Christian society needs the best of kings, magistrates, and citizens. Perkins most emphasized the work ethic from Genesis: "In the swaete of thy browe shalt thou eate thy breade." [E. Digby Baltzell, "Puritan Boston and Quaker Philadelphia," 1979]
雙語例句
- 1. Bykov had forgotten that Malinin was something of a puritan.
- 貝科夫已經忘記了馬利寧是個清教徒式的人物。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Paul was someone who certainly had a puritan streak in him.
- 保羅身上無疑帶有清教徒氣質。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. His dissolute life is inconsistent with his Puritan upbringing.
- 他的放蕩生活和他的清教徒教養相悖.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. This dramatic vigour is the chief strength of Puritan writing.
- 這種生氣勃勃的勁頭便是清教時期寫作的主要動力.
來自辭典例句
- 5. No other Puritan writers than Tyler in America displayed such verbal riches.
- 美國的清教徒作家在詞藻運用上,沒有一個比泰勒更豐富的了.
來自辭典例句