pearl-clutching

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

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释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Prim, prudish, or easily offended.

    贬义 习语

词源

From the image of a genteel woman clutching her pearl necklace in shock.

来源:wiktionary