prudish

FREQ #43587

a. 拘守礼仪的, 过分规矩的, 表面正经的

发音

其它 /ˈpɹuːdɪʃ/

词形变化

more prudish 比较级 most prudish 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.

    过分拘谨的

    Near-synonyms: prim, priggish, prissy; straight-laced; puritanical

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 9

prissy prim puritanical Victorian priggish square-toed straight-laced strait-laced tightlaced

近义相关 1

proper

词源

From prude + -ish.

来源：wiktionary