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prudish

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 ['pruːdɪʃ]
  • 美式音标 ['prudɪʃ]
  • 国际音标 ['pru:diʃ]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj.过分拘谨的；装规矩的；过份规矩的

同根派生

  • n性质的同根词
    prude：拘守礼仪的人；故做正经的女人。
    prudery：假正经的行为；过分拘谨的言行。

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • Why are the movies so prudish in comparison?
    相比之下电影为什么会如此谨慎？
  • She had enough strength of character not to care if the other girls thought her prudish.
    她也有非常健全的人格，她可以完全不理会别的女孩认为她”过于拘谨“。
  • When Obama realised his comment might cause offence to an often prudish American public he pleaded with the journalist to "cut the president some slack".
    当奥巴马意识到他的评论可能会冒犯到常常过分拘谨的美国公众时，他恳求记者们“放总统一马”。

    • 权威例句

  • Sometimes she would abandon her prudish public mask and talk about sex with remarkable candour.
    ECONOMIST: Barbara Cartland
  • Europeans love to disparage Americans for our prudish, puritanical attitude toward sex and nudity.
    FORBES: Uproar Over Topless Kate Photos Shows The Futility Of Privacy Laws
  • China's censors are as prudish and culturally conservative as they are politically repressive, preferring bland family fare from overseas.
    ECONOMIST: Everyone is in love with Chinese cinema. Except the Chinese

词组短语

    短语

  • prudish h 假道学的;装正经的;过分守礼的

英英字典

    柯林斯英英字典

  • If you describe someone as prudish, you mean that they are too easily shocked by things relating to sex.
  • prudishness