| 釋義 |
puritan /'pjuantan; 'pjuratn/ n 1 P~, (16th and 17th cc, in England) member of a division of the Protestant Church which wanted simpler forms of church ceremony. (十六世紀(jì)和十七世紀(jì)在英國的) 淸敎徒 (為基督新敎之一派，主張較單純之宗敎儀式) 。 2 person who is strict in morals and religion, who looks upon fun and pleasure as sinful, and who believes that all people should work hard always. 道德與宗敎觀念嚴(yán)格著 (視享樂為罪惡，并主張人類應(yīng)永遠(yuǎn)辛苦工作) 。 adj of or like a P~ or a ~. 淸教徒的; 似淸敎徒的; 道德及宗敎觀念嚴(yán)格 (之人) 的。 ~ism /-izam; -Zizam/ n practices and beliefs of a P~ or a ~. 淸敎徒之習(xí)俗及敎義; 嚴(yán)格的道德及宗敎觀念。 puritanical /juan'taenikl; /pjura'taenikl/ adj very strict and severe, like a ~. 在道德及宗敎方面嚴(yán)搟的; 嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)?shù)摹? puritanically /-kli; -k!i/ adv |