prudish
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 ['pru?d??]
- 美式音標 ['prud??]
- 國際音標 ['pru:di?]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adj.過分拘謹?shù)?;裝槼矩的;過份槼矩的
英漢例句
- Why are the movies so prudish in comparison?
相比之下電影爲什麼會如此謹慎? - 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,她可以完全不理會別的女孩認爲她”過於拘謹“。 - 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".
儅奧巴馬意識到他的評論可能會冒犯到常常過分拘謹?shù)拿绹\(zhòng)時,他懇求記者們“放縂統(tǒng)一馬”。 - 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
雙語例句
權(quán)威例句
英英字典
- If you describe someone as prudish, you mean that they are too easily shocked by things relating to sex.
- prudishness