Puritan
[ ['pjuəritən] ]
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n. 清教徒\\na. 清教徒的
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puritan
n
1 Puritan member of the party of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted simpler forms of church ceremony 清教徒（16世纪和17世纪英国基督教新教徒之一派, 主张简化宗教仪式）
[attrib 作定语]
the Puritan settlers in New England 移民到新英格兰的英国清教徒.
2 (usu derog 通常作贬义) person who is extremely strict in morals and who tends to regard pleasure as sinful 道德上极拘谨, 视享乐为罪恶的人; 禁欲者; 苦行者
the puritans who wish to clean up television 希望净化电视内容的道学先生. puritan, adj
1 Puritan of or relating to a Puritan or Puritanism 清教徒的; 清教主义的; 禁欲的; 苦行的.2 = puritanical.
🗣️ 情景例句
And when you both say, I do,
当你们两人都说 我愿意 时，
I tried calling you several times yesterday but I couldn't get through.
我昨天给你打了几次电话，但都没有打通。
'Jumbo must weigh a few tons,' said a policeman afterwards, 'so it was fortunate that we didn't have to carry him.
“江伯一定有好几吨重，”一个警察事后这样说，“值得庆幸的是它没让我们抬它走。