| 单词 | prudish |
| 释义 | prud·ish /ˈpruːdɪʃ/ adjective OFFENDvery easily shocked by things relating to sex – used to show disapproval 〔在性方面〕大惊小怪的〔含贬义〕 → prudery American culture is in many ways still fairly prudish. 美国文化对于性的问题在很多方面仍然相当迂腐守旧。 —prudishly adverb —prudishness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusprudish• They are also peculiarly prudish and voyeuristic.• We Brits are terribly prudish and you may be, as I was, a little uneasy at first.• I think that is a prudish approach.• It wasn't that they were prudish, I could tell they'd heard it before.• These strict and prudish ideals were those of the austere Hejaz merchants.• Take the case of the prudish Mr Parkinson, who attended the butterfly ballet.• Purists were quick to counter-attack accusations that the legislation threatened individual liberty and encouraged prudish self-satisfaction.prud·ish adjectiveChineseSyllable shocked sex used to very by relating things Corpus to easily – |
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