音标:[prɪmə] ;
a. 循规蹈矩的( prim的比较级 ); 整洁的; (人)一本正经
s. affectedly dainty or refined
s. exaggeratedly proper

prim的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. He is prim and precise in manner.他的态度一本正经而严谨。
  2. She's too prim to enjoy rude jokes!她太古板,不喜欢听粗野的笑话!
  3. 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。
  4. Even Mr. Fleagle stopped two or three times to hold back a small prim smile.就连弗利格尔先生也停顿了两三次好抑制他那一丝拘谨的微笑。
  5. a prim little dress with a white collar带有白色衣领的十分端庄的连衣裙

词汇搭配

  • prim.(=primary)...
  • prim algorithm普里姆算法
  • prim and proper古板的

经典引文

  • The nurse sat prim and straight.

    出自:E. Glasgow
  • One very prim and proper lady.

    出自:Guardian
  • Aunt May primmed her seamed little mouth.

    出自:K. O
【近义词】

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