puritan
n. <史>清教徒; (任何政党中的)纯粹主义者; 道德或宗教上极拘谨的人
adj. 清教徒的;清教主义的;禁欲的;苦行的
You describe someone as a puritan when they live according to strict moral or religious principles, especially when they disapprove of physical pleasures.
Bykov had forgotten that Malinin was something of a puritan...
贝科夫已经忘记了马利宁是个清教徒式的人物。
As for the subjects that so enrage puritans, they will continue to form the focus of her work.
那些使道学先生们勃然大怒的课题将继续成为她工作的重点。
Puritan attitudes are based on strict moral or religious principles and often involve disapproval of physical pleasures.
Paul was someone who certainly had a puritan streak in him.
保罗身上无疑带有清教徒气质。
...puritan self-denial.
苦行式的克己
1. adheres to strict religious principles; opposed to sensual pleasures
2. a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
1. morally rigorous and strict;
Puritan women expected to submit to their husbands and to focus on homemaking as their career.
清教徒妇女期望能顺服自己的丈夫并专注于家务上.
Singing the hundredth Psalm, the grand old Puritan anthem.
在唱着第一百篇赞美诗, 那宏大古老的清教圣歌.
Many of the old puritan colonist retain their factious temperament in the new world.
许多清教徒殖民者在新大陆仍保持他们好争论的脾气.
As a Puritan, he is strict in moral and religion.
作为清教徒, 他的道德和宗教观念都很严格.
They have also been concerned to establish the existence of a Puritan tradition.
他们还一直关心树立清教传统.