You describe someone as a puritan when they live according to strict moral or religious principles, especially when they disapprove of physical pleasures.
例句
Bykov had forgotten that Malinin was something of a puritan...貝科夫已經(jīng)忘記了馬利寧是個清教徒式的人物。As for the subjects that so enrage puritans, they will continue to form the focus of her work.那些使道學(xué)先生們勃然大怒的課題將繼續(xù)成為她工作的重點。
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道德（或宗教）上極拘謹(jǐn)?shù)模磺褰掏剿频模唤模豢嘈械?/div>
Puritan attitudes are based on strict moral or religious principles and often involve disapproval of physical pleasures.
例句
Paul was someone who certainly had a puritan streak in him.保羅身上無疑帶有清教徒氣質(zhì)。...puritan self-denial.苦行式的克己