prude
/pruːd/noun
- a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity(在性或裸露问题上)一本正经的人, 故作正经的人。
派生词
prudery
nounprudish
adjectiveprudishly
adverbprudishness
noun词源
early 18th cent.: from French,back-formation from prudefemme,feminine of prud'homme 'good man and true',from prou 'worthy'.