puritan
英[ˈpjʊərɪtən]
美[ˈpjʊrɪtən]
近义词prude
- n. 清教徒；道德规范严格的人
- adj. 清教徒的；道德规范严格的
词态变化
复数: puritans;
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。
- 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。
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.