Word · Frequency #10620
Fully loadedPuritan
清教徒
puritan
- 1.
A member of a particular Protestant religious sect advocating greater purity and piety.
某个特定新教教派的成员,倡导更大的纯洁与虔诚。
- 2.
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
16至17世纪主张简化和规范礼拜形式的英国清教徒
- 3.
someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
严格遵守宗教原则的人；反对感官享乐的人
- 4.
a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
过分关注礼仪和规矩的人
某个特定新教教派的成员,倡导更大的纯洁与虔诚。；16至17世纪主张简化和规范礼拜形式的英国清教徒；严格遵守宗教原则的人；反对感官享乐的人；过分关注礼仪和规矩的人
In use
The puritan dressed in plain clothes and avoided all decoration.
Many puritans emigrated to New England in the seventeenth century.
She thought of her father as a puritan because he disapproved of dancing.
a puritan
名词用法，指清教徒中的一员；可数，复数为 puritans。
The village elders regarded him as a puritan.
村里的长辈认为他是个清教徒。
the puritans
名词用法，定冠词加复数指清教徒这一群体。
The puritans sailed to America in search of religious freedom.
清教徒们远渡重洋来到美洲，寻求宗教自由。
puritan + noun
形容词用法，意为“清教徒的”，修饰名词。
Connections
Collocations
- puritan work ethic
- 清教徒式工作观
- His puritan work ethic kept him at the office until late.他清教徒式的工作观使他在办公室待到很晚。
- puritan values
- 清教徒价值观
- The community's puritan values discouraged any display of luxury.这个社区的清教徒价值观不鼓励任何奢侈炫耀。
- puritan morality
- 清教徒道德观
- Puritan morality often saw dancing as sinful.清教徒道德观常把跳舞视为有罪的。
- puritan minister
- 清教徒牧师
- The puritan minister preached about hard work and self-denial.这位清教徒牧师宣讲勤劳和克己。
- devout puritan
- 虔诚的清教徒
- As a devout puritan, she avoided all worldly pleasures.身为虔诚的清教徒，她避开一切世俗享乐。
- strict puritan
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“puritan”开头的“puri”像“pure”（纯净），清教徒追求纯净的信仰和简朴的生活。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：historical writing、religious studies、academic prose 该词作名词时多用于正式的历史或宗教语境，特指16～17世纪英国新教中的清教徒；日常口语中较少出现，通常保留指历史群体的含义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
puritan 的重音在首音节 /ˈpjʊr/，词尾是弱读的 /tən/。curtain、Britain、button、mitten、sultan 都以相同的弱读音 /tən/ 结尾，且重音都在首音节，但重读元音不同，所以它们都不与 puritan 押韵。purity 与 puritan 开头同拼作 pur 且读作 /ˈpjʊr/，但结尾是 /əti/，不是 /tən/，属形近音异。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.