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primBrE /prɪm/NAmE /prɪm/ adjective (prim·mer, prim·mest) (disapproving) (of a person 人) always behaving in a careful and formal way, and easily shocked by anything that is rude 一本正经的；循规蹈矩的；古板的◆You can't tell her that joke—she's much too prim and proper. 你可别跟她讲那个笑话；她这个人古板正经得要命。formal and neat 正式的；端庄的 SYN demure ◆a prim suit with a high-necked collar 端庄的高领西服▸ prim·ly BrE /ˈprɪmli/NAmE /ˈprɪmli/ adverb◆'You're not supposed to say that,' she said primly. “你不该讲那样的话。” 她一本正经地说。 |