Puritan

大学

清教徒

发音

US /ˈpjʊɹɪtən/
US /ˈpjɚɪtən/
UK /ˈpjʊəɹɪtən/
UK /ˈpjɔːɹɪtən/

词形变化

Puritans 复数 Puritans more Puritan 比较级 most Puritan 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A member of a particular Protestant religious sect advocating greater purity and piety.

    清教徒

adj.
  1. 1.

    Alternative letter-case form of puritan.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

prude

上位词 3

protestant ascetic abstainer

相关短语

Puritan work ethic Puritan work ethics

词源

Probably from purity + -an, because they sought to purify Church of England worship of what they perceived as Roman Catholic aspects. The capitalised form preceded the lowercase form puritan.

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