puritanism

英 [ˈpjʊərɪtənɪzəm]

美 [ˈpjʊrɪtənɪzəm]

n.  清教主义; 清教徒的教义和行为; 十分严格的道德观

BNC.25707 / COCA.29014

牛津词典

noun

• 清教主义；清教徒的教义和行为
  the beliefs and practices of the Puritans
• 十分严格的道德观
  very strict moral attitudes

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 道德上的极度拘谨；清心寡欲的思想
  Puritanismis behaviour or beliefs that are based on strict moral or religious principles, especially the principle that people should avoid physical pleasures.
  1. ...the tight-lipped puritanism of the Scottish literary world.
     苏格兰文学界恪守的清教主义态度

英英释义

noun

• strictness and austerity in conduct and religion
• the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects)

双语例句

• His triumph lay in taking the puritanism and practicality of the early settlers, such "enigmatic dullness", he called it, and making it shine.
  他的成功在于挖掘了早期定居者既有清教徒式的自我约束，却又务实的特点。他称此是如此“出奇的平淡”，却让“平淡”大放光彩。
• As a cultural heritage, Puritanism has a profound influence on early American mind.
  作为一种文化遗产，清教主义对美国人的早期思想产生了深远影响。
• On the Humanized Puritanism of Nathaniel Hawthorne in the Scarlet Letter The Catholic dogma was to her nothing more than a set of rules.
  论霍桑《红字》中的人文主义清教观天主教的教义对她只是一套清规戒律罢了。
• Professor Nina Bem, an American critic put it as "Pearl has all the natural qualities Puritanism can't live with", and the desire for nature is just what feminism seeks at heart.
  美国评论家尼娜贝姆教授曾说过“珠儿具有清教徒教义所极力否定的一切自然的品质”，而追求自然正是女性主义者所崇尚的。
• Despite the fact that few Americans self-claim to be puritans as their fore-fathers did before, the deeply-rooted Puritanism can never be neglected even in their daily behavior.
  虽然很少有美国人像父辈一样自诩为清教徒，但是即使在他们的日常行为中，清教传统依然根深蒂固，不可忽视。
• During six meetings with Hester Prynne his ego wanders between his beliefs of Puritanism and vital emotional impulsion.
  在他与海丝特·白兰的六次会面过程中，他的自我总在清教主义思想观念和生命情感冲动之间徘徊。
• The Influence of Puritanism on the Mainstream Values of American Multiculturalism
  美国多元文化社会主流价值观的清教主义缩影
• Puritanism originated from England and manifested itself in many ways in British North American colonies.
  清教主义起源于英国，在北美殖民地得以实践与。
• American merchant known primarily for his strong denunciation of the Salem witch trials ( 1692) and his opposition to the rigid Puritanism of Cotton and Increase Mather.
  美国商人，因谴责塞勒姆的巫术试验和反对科顿和英克里斯·马太（1692年）的严酷的清教主义而闻名。
• This is old-fashioned Puritanism: the boom was the illusion, the slump is the return of reality.
  这是老式的清教徒主义：繁荣是幻觉，衰退是向现实的回归。