释义 |
prim/prim/ adj. & v.●adj. (primmer, primmest) 1 (of a person or manner) stiffly formal and precise (人、举止)循规蹈矩的;刻板的 2 (of a woman or girl) demure (妇女、女孩子)娴静的;端庄的 3 prudish 过分拘谨的 ●v. tr. (primmed, primming) 1 form (the face, lips, etc.) into a prim expression 使(脸、唇等)显出一本正经的表情 2 make prim 使整洁 □ primly adv.□ primness n.[18th c.: probably via Old French prin prime ‘excellent’ from Latin primus ‘first’] |