priggism

n. 自负, 偷窃行为, 古板, 沾沾自喜

词形变化

priggisms 复数 priggisms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The quality or state of being priggish; the manners of a prig; exaggerated propriety, fussiness about trivialities.

    不可数

    1903, Julia Frankau (as Frank Danby), Pigs in Clover, Philadelphia: Lippincott, Chapter 11, p. 211, He was even satisfied, secretly gratified at the correctness of demeanour of his proposed bride, the reluctance of her maidenhood, it all fitted in with his priggism […]

  2. 2.

    Roguery; thievery.

    废旧 不可数

    1743, Henry Fielding, The Life and Death of Jonathan Wild, the Great (published as Miscellanies, Volume 3), London: A. Millar, 2nd edition, Book 4, Chapter 3, p. 309, Now, Gentlemen, when we are no longer Prigs, we shall no longer have these Fears or these Desires. What remains, therefore, for us, but to resolve bravely to lay aside our Priggism, our Roguery, in plainer Words, and preserve our Liberty, or to give up the latter in the Preservation and Preference of the former.

词源

From prig + -ism.

来源：wiktionary