moralist

英 [ˈmɒr.əl.ɪst]      美 [ˈmɔːr.əl.ɪst]
  • n. 道德家;伦理学者
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moralist 卫道士,道学家

来自moral,道德的,-ist,人。讽刺用法。

moralist (n.)
"moral person," 1620s; "teacher of morals," 1630s, from moral (adj.) + -ist.
1. He is a paradoxical aesthete as well as a paradoxical moralist.
他是一个矛盾的唯美主义者,同时他更是一个矛盾的道德家.
2. He always fancied himself a moralist.
他总是认为自己是道德家.
3. As he grew old, he turned into a crusty Confucian moralist.
大概他上了年纪以后, 才成了讲道德说仁义的顽固人物. ”
4. The satisfaction derived from this act was all that the most ardent moralist could have desired.
这个行动使自己得到了连最热心的慈善家都希冀得到的满足.
5. You had better not to come the moralist with us.
你最好别在我们面前摆出一副道德家的面孔.