| 释义 |
prude/pru:d/n. a person having or affecting an attitude of extreme propriety or modesty esp. in sexual matters (尤指在性方面)过分拘谨的人；故作正经的人 □ prudery n. (pl. -ies)□ prudish adj.□ prudishly adv.□ prudishness n.[French, back-formation from prudefemme, fem. of prud'homme ‘good man and true’, from prou ‘worthy’] |