| 单词 | puritan |
| 释义 | puritan noun [ C ] uk/ˈpjʊə.rɪ.tən/ us/ˈpjʊr.ɪ.t̬ən/ 清教徒式的人;禁欲者;道学先生 someone who believes that it is important to work hard and control yourself, and that pleasure is wrong or unnecessary Despite his apparent liberal views, he's really something of a puritan/he has a puritan streak. 尽管他表面上持自由派观点，但实际上他有点像个清教徒。 Synonym: prude Puritan noun [ C ] uk/ˈpjʊə.rɪ.tən/ us/ˈpjʊr.ɪ.t̬ən/ 清教徒（16和17世纪英格兰一个教派的成员，主张简化宗教礼仪，提倡自制和勤奋，认为享乐是错误或没有必要的） a member of an English religious group in the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted to make church ceremonies simpler, and who believed that it was important to work hard and control yourself and that pleasure was wrong or unnecessary During the 17th century the Puritans destroyed many decorations in English churches. 17世纪，清教徒破坏了英格兰教堂中的许多装饰。 |
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