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单词 prim
释义
prim
prɪm prɪm
1 ADJ-GRADED 极拘谨的;一本正经的;古板的 If you describe someone as prim, you disapprove of them because they behave too correctly and are too easily shocked by anything rude. 极拘谨的;一本正经的;古板的 [disapproval]
  • We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper.

    我们倾向于把维多利亚时代的人想象得非常古板、中规中矩。

  • ...a rather prim British spinster.

    一位极为古板的英国老处女

SYN prudish, particular, formal, proper
primly
  • We sat primly at either end of a long settee.

    我们非常拘谨地坐在长椅的两头。

  • She sipped her white wine primly.

    她很拘谨地呷了一口白葡萄酒。

2 ADJ-GRADED 整洁的;得体的 If you describe something as prim, you mean that it is very neat, tidy, or sensible. 整洁的;得体的
  • On her blonde wavy hair, the white hat looked nicely prim.

    这顶白色的帽子戴在她金色的卷发上显得非常雅致。

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