prudish
音标发音
- 英式音标 ['pruːdɪʃ]
- 美式音标 ['prudɪʃ]
- 国际音标 ['pru:diʃ]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.过分拘谨的；装规矩的；过份规矩的
同根派生
- n性质的同根词
- prude：拘守礼仪的人；故做正经的女人。
- prudery：假正经的行为；过分拘谨的言行。
英汉例句
- Why are the movies so prudish in comparison?
相比之下电影为什么会如此谨慎？ - She had enough strength of character not to care if the other girls thought her prudish.
她也有非常健全的人格，她可以完全不理会别的女孩认为她”过于拘谨“。 - When Obama realised his comment might cause offence to an often prudish American public he pleaded with the journalist to "cut the president some slack".
当奥巴马意识到他的评论可能会冒犯到常常过分拘谨的美国公众时，他恳求记者们“放总统一马”。 - Sometimes she would abandon her prudish public mask and talk about sex with remarkable candour.
ECONOMIST: Barbara Cartland - Europeans love to disparage Americans for our prudish, puritanical attitude toward sex and nudity.
FORBES: Uproar Over Topless Kate Photos Shows The Futility Of Privacy Laws - China's censors are as prudish and culturally conservative as they are politically repressive, preferring bland family fare from overseas.
ECONOMIST: Everyone is in love with Chinese cinema. Except the Chinese
双语例句
权威例句
词组短语
- prudish h 假道学的;装正经的;过分守礼的
短语
英英字典
- If you describe someone as prudish, you mean that they are too easily shocked by things relating to sex.
- prudishness