prudish
英 [ˈpru:dɪʃ] 美 ['prudɪʃ]

adj.

过分拘谨的；

adv.

过分拘谨地；

英英释义

prudish[ 'pru:diʃ ]

• adj.exaggeratedly proper

  同义词：priggishprimprissypuritanicalsquare-toedstraitlacedstrait-lacedstraightlacedstraight-lacedtight-lacedvictorian

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. American culture is in many ways still fairly prudish.
   美国文化在许多方面还是相当拘谨的。
2. I don't consider myself prudish but I do think the sex scenes in the film were a bit excessive.
   我不认为自己是过分规矩的，但是我确实认为电影里的性爱场面有点过火了。

权威例句

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Sex at 2000: Simultaneously ultra-prudish and fanatically libertine
Fanny Price: "Is she solemn?—Is she queer?—Is she prudish?"
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