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be a purist about sth
about 后接所坚持的具体领域或规范。
She is a purist about grammar and hates any sloppy wording.
她对语法是个纯粹主义者，讨厌任何马虎的措辞。
纯粹主义者
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
纯粹主义者
a person who insists on strict correctness, especially in language use
She is a purist about grammar and hates any sloppy wording.
她对语法是个纯粹主义者，讨厌任何马虎的措辞。
尤指对语言用法要求严格的人
纯粹主义的倡导者。
An advocate of purism.
As a purist, she refuses to use any word that isn't in the dictionary.
作为一个纯粹主义者，她拒绝使用任何词典里没有的词。
The purists complained that the new edition changed the original spelling.
纯粹主义者们抱怨新版改变了原来的拼写。
He is such a purist that he even checks punctuation in text messages.
他是如此一个纯粹主义者，连短信里的标点都要检查。
about 后接所坚持的具体领域或规范。
She is a purist about grammar and hates any sloppy wording.
她对语法是个纯粹主义者，讨厌任何马虎的措辞。
purist 可直接作定语修饰名词，表示“纯粹主义的”。
His purist approach to cooking rejects all shortcuts.
他对烹饪的纯粹主义做法拒绝一切捷径。
泛指具有该特质的一类人时，常用复数形式 purists。
Purists argue that digital recordings lose the warmth of vinyl.
纯粹主义者认为数字录音失去了黑胶唱片的温暖。
Not this
He is purist about spelling.
Use this
He is a purist about spelling.
purist 是可数名词，单数前必须加不定冠词 a；中文没有冠词概念，所以容易漏掉。
Not this
The club is full of purist who love old dictionaries.
Use this
The club is full of purists who love old dictionaries.
purist 的复数形式是 purists，中文名词没有复数变化，容易漏掉 -s。
Not this
My aunt is a purist who thinks dancing is sinful.
Use this
My aunt is a puritan who thinks dancing is sinful.
purist 指在语言或技艺上追求精确纯粹的人，而 puritan 指道德上严格克制的人；表示后者不能用 purist。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
语言纯粹主义者
As a language purist, she refuses to use borrowed words.
作为语言纯粹主义者，她拒绝使用外来词。
语法纯粹主义者
Grammar purists insist that a sentence should not end with a preposition.
语法纯粹主义者坚持认为句子不应以介词结尾。
纯粹主义方法
His purist approach to translation leaves no room for creative adaptation.
他对翻译的纯粹主义方法容不下任何创造性改编。
纯粹主义观点
The purist view holds that every word should be used in its original sense.
纯粹主义观点认为每个词都应使用其本义。
文体纯粹主义者
Style purists were offended by the author's use of slang in a formal essay.
文体纯粹主义者对作者在正式散文中使用俚语感到不快。
对……奉行纯粹主义
She is a purist about classical music and hates modern arrangements.
她对于古典音乐奉行纯粹主义，讨厌现代改编。
Use purist naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
purist 由 pure（纯粹）加 -ist（人）联想记忆：追求纯粹的人，坚持用词精准、不容瑕疵。
语域：neutral 常见场景：语言规范讨论、文学艺术批评、美食与工艺评论 该词多用于书面或正式讨论中，也较常见于日常对话；通常不带强烈褒贬，但可能隐含说话人认为对方过于执着于规则的态度。
与 purist 真正押韵的是 tourist 和 jurist，三者都以 /ʊərɪst/ 结尾。theorist 和 humorist 拼写上也以 rist 结尾，但读音不同（theorist 是 /ˈθɪərɪst/，humorist 是 /ˈhjuːmərɪst/），并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.