Reformed
[rɪ'fɔːmd]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) of or relating to the body of Protestant Christianity arising during the Reformation; used of some Protestant churches especially Calvinist as distinct from Lutheran; 'Dutch Reformed theology' .
(adj.) caused to abandon an evil manner of living and follow a good one; 'a reformed drunkard' .
手打:玛莎--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation. Also, in a more restricted sense, of those who separated from Luther on the doctrine of consubstantiation, etc., and carried the Reformation, as they claimed, to a higher point. The Protestant churches founded by them in Switzerland, France, Holland, and part of Germany, were called the Reformed churches.
(a.) Amended in character and life; as, a reformed gambler or drunkard.
(a.) Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop; -- said of an officer.
手打:谢莉
例句/造句/用法:
- He thought it absurd, after he had reformed, and altered, and improved everywhere, to suit my notions, that I still remained unsatisfied. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- Our humble family early embraced the reformed religion. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- How far she is really reformed or deteriorated in her secret self, is another question. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- I don't regret, far from it, having been roused to make the effort to be a reformed woman--but, indeed, indeed it was a weary life. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- But the promptness of General Sedgwick, who was personally present and commanded that part of our line, soon reformed it and restored order. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The procession then reformed; the chairmen resumed their stations; and the march was re- commenced. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- That they should be reformed by work. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Both Crown and people were formally reformed and Protestant. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
手打:谢莉