Nonconformist
[nɒnkən'fɔːmɪst] or [,nɑnkən'fɔrmɪst]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct.
(noun.) a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England.
(adj.) not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought; 'their rabidly nonconformist deportment has made them legendary'; 'the old stubborn nonconformist spirit of the early settlers' .
錄入:玛格利特--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) One who does not conform to an established church; especially, one who does not conform to the established church of England; a dissenter.
編輯:沃尔夫冈
例句/造句/用法:
- He disappeared into his bedroom and returned in a few minutes in the character of an amiable and simple-minded Nonconformist clergyman. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- Franklin's father Josiah and his Uncle Benjamin were nonconformists, and conceived the pla n of emigrating to America in order to enjoy their way of religion with freedom. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
錄入:伦纳德