单词
puritan
读音
ˈpjʊrɪtən
美式
英式
词根
"Puritan" 这个词是由英文 "pure" (纯洁的) 构成的,这也暗示了清教徒的信仰——追求纯洁的心灵和敬虔的生活。
释义
n. 禁欲者;清教徒 adj. 清教徒的;禁欲的 [ 复数 puritans ]
例句
Bykov had forgotten that Malinin was something of a puritan.
贝科夫忘记了马利宁是个近乎清教徒式的人。
He tells me he is of your party, and a close friend to the gentleman you spoke of, he is in peril from these old Puritan rulers!
他告诉我,他是你们的一伙,还是你提到的那位先生的密友呢,那位先生正受着这些老清教徒统治者的迫害嘛!
I'm deeply attached to the Puritan tradition, not in a religious sense, but they believed in working for something, working for goals, and I like that.
我深爱清教徒的传统,不是出于宗教原因,而是因为我喜欢他们为某事而努力、为目标而努力的信念。
Bykov had forgotten that Malinin was something of a puritan.
贝科夫忘记了马利宁是个近乎清教徒式的人。
He tells me he is of your party, and a close friend to the gentleman you spoke of, he is in peril from these old Puritan rulers!
他告诉我,他是你们的一伙,还是你提到的那位先生的密友呢,那位先生正受着这些老清教徒统治者的迫害嘛!
I'm deeply attached to the Puritan tradition, not in a religious sense, but they believed in working for something, working for goals, and I like that.
我深爱清教徒的传统,不是出于宗教原因,而是因为我喜欢他们为某事而努力、为目标而努力的信念。
强化记忆
可以将 "Puritan" 与 "pure" 一词联想在一起。清教徒主张秉持纯洁的心态和生活,这可以帮助你记住 "Puritan" 这个词。"Puritan" 这个词原是对16至17世纪间清教徒的称呼,他们主张英格兰国教需要进一步改革,实行更严格的教规。后来,这个词也被用来形容那些严格遵守道德规范、生活简朴的人。
看视频学发音
Well, like most fanatical dogma in America,these ideas come from old Puritan beliefs.The Puritans came here for religious reasons, or so they said,
this guy surfed to notoriety on a wave of sexual repressionthat was unleashed when the plug was pulled on the Puritan rule.He uses "cunt" a lot and he's very naughty about it.
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大学,出国,专四专八,其他
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