单词：prigs
音标：[prɪgz] ；
n. 一本正经的人( prig的复数形式 )
n. a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
prig的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词(n.)
- He had been railed against by them as a prig and a poseur.他们责骂他是一个沾沾自喜、装腔作势的人。
- Charles thinks he's better than the rest of us, the self-righteous prig!查尔斯认为他比我们大家都强，真是个自以为是的家伙！
- The transition from libertine to prig was so complete.一个酒徒色鬼竟然摇身一变就成了道学先生。
- If one wishes to be a prig or a Puritan, one can flaunt one's moral views about them.一个人要是愿意当道学先生或清教徒，当然可以炫耀自己的伦理观点。
- She said, "That Flora tries to take you on the prig again, you tell me-will you?"她说：“要是弗洛拉再带你去偷东西，你就告诉我，知道么？”
经典引文
He was no prig, but liked a laugh.
出自：P. H. GibbsIsabel is such a prig that she values her chastity more than her brother.
出自：GuardianPerhaps I'm a prig.., but it'd be too much like taking a salary and not doing any work.
出自：C. Forbes