purist
purist — 名詞
- puristsingular
- puristsplural
1. a person who believes that the accepted, traditional ways of doing something sho
純粹主義者
堅持傳統標準與正確用法的人
a person who believes that the accepted, traditional ways of doing something should never be changed, especially in areas such as language, art, or social behaviour
Meera is a cooking purist who uses only ingredients from her own garden.
Meera 是料理純粹主義者，只使用自家菜園種的食材。
collocation: cooking purist / wine purist / language purist
Language purists in Tokyo complained when official papers used English 'goal' instead of the traditional Japanese term.
東京的語言純粹主義者抱怨，官方文件使用英文的「goal」而非傳統日語用語。
concrete example of loanword objection with specific words
The gallery hung a neon artwork beside its classical statues, and art purists wrote to complain.
美術館在古典雕像旁掛上一件霓虹藝術品，藝術純粹主義者便寫信抗議。
As a wine purist, Omar refuses to drink any bottle not from the original French region.
作為葡萄酒純粹主義者，Omar 拒絕飲用任何非原產法國特定地區的酒。
Grammar purists on the school board rejected the textbook because a sample sentence ended with 'to'.
學校董事會中的文法純粹主義者拒絕了這本教科書，因為其中一個例句以「to」作結。
- traditionalist
broader term — a traditionalist follows established customs, but may be less rigid about specific rules
- stickler
slightly informal; emphasises insistence on a particular rule or standard ('a stickler for detail')
- formalist
more academic; refers specifically to strict adherence to prescribed forms, especially in art, literature, or law
用法筆記
Often appears before a domain noun to specify the area of strictness: language purist, art purist, wine purist.
常見錯誤
purist — 形容詞
- puristpositive
- more puristcomparative
- most puristsuperlative
1. describing someone who believes that traditional rules and ways of doing things
純粹主義的
堅持傳統規則不變的
describing someone who believes that traditional rules and ways of doing things must stay exactly the same, with no change allowed
Salma's purist approach to cooking means she never uses recipes from outside her own region.
Salma 的純粹主義烹飪風格，意味著她絕不使用自己家鄉以外的食譜。
collocation: purist approach / purist view / purist attitude
The designer's purist view meant refusing to add any modern features to the old house.
這位設計師的純粹主義觀點，就是不願在老房子添加任何現代元素。
Layla has a purist attitude toward jazz and listens only to recordings from the 1950s.
Layla 對爵士樂抱持純粹主義態度，只聽 1950 年代的錄音。
Kabir's purist ideas about grammar made him unpopular among the younger teachers.
Kabir 對文法的純粹主義想法讓他在年輕教師中不受歡迎。
The museum's purist policy allowed only paintings created before 1900 to be displayed.
這間博物館的純粹主義政策，只允許展出 1900 年以前創作的畫作。
- strict
more general and much more common; can apply to any kind of rule enforcement, not just tradition
- orthodox
more formal; specifically about conforming to established doctrine, especially in religion or politics
- traditionalist
broader in scope; a traditionalist view values customs passed through generations, not necessarily all rules
- progressive
favouring new ideas and reform over established traditions
- liberal
open to change and tolerant of different practices
用法筆記
Typically used before a noun — common patterns are purist approach, purist view, purist attitude.