| 释义 |
re·form·er
\rə̇ˈfȯrmər, rēˈf-, -ȯ(ə)mə(r\ noun
(-s)
1. : one that effects or tries to effect a reformation or amendment : one that works for or urges reform
< once the moralist, the religionist, or the puritan reformer becomes the censor of art — Hunter Mead >
2. usually capitalized : a leader of the Reformation in the 16th century
< this is not what the Reformers meant by faith — B.E.Meland >
3. : an advocate or promoter of political reform:
a. : an advocate or promoter of parliamentary reform; especially : a participator in the reform movement in Great Britain in 1831-32
b. usually capitalized : a member of a reform party (as in Canada or New Zealand)
4. : an apparatus for reforming hydrocarbon materials (as naphtha or natural gas)
< catalytic reformer > |