音标:['pru:diʃ] ;
a. 拘守礼仪的, 过分规矩的, 表面正经的
s exaggeratedly proper

考试类型:[GRE]
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prudish的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. American culture is in many ways still fairly prudish.美国文化在许多方面还是相当拘谨的。
  2. I don't consider myself prudish but I do think the sex scenes in the film were a bit excessive.我不认为自己是过分规矩的,但是我确实认为电影里的性爱场面有点过火了。

经典引文

  • Her prudish bashfulness.

    出自:M. M. R. Khan
  • Pornographic by prudish Soviet standards.

    出自:R. Owen
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