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
someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
双语例句
1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Paul was someone who certainly had a puritan streak in him.
保罗身上无疑带有清教徒气质。
来自柯林斯例句
3. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. This dramatic vigour is the chief strength of Puritan writing.
这种生气勃勃的劲头便是清教时期写作的主要动力.
来自辞典例句
5. No other Puritan writers than Tyler in America displayed such verbal riches.
美国的清教徒作家在词藻运用上,没有一个比泰勒更丰富的了.
来自辞典例句
用作名词 (n.)
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。
The extremer Puritan mood had gone. 过于偏激的清教徒精神既已消逝。
用作形容词 (adj.)
He also wrote parodies that poked fun at Puritan intolerance. 他还经常写一些打油诗来讽刺清教徒的偏激行为。
The Puritan family, also maligned by ignorant moderns, stands as a model. 清教徒的家庭是模范家庭，却也不幸被无知的现代人所曲解。
