prudish
prudish 英 [ˈpru:dɪʃ] 美 ['prudɪʃ]
adj. 装正经的；过分规矩的
- To be prudish is to be extremely proper, almost a little too proper. To be called prudish isn't a compliment.
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- adj. 装正经的；过分规矩的
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1. Why are the movies so prudish in comparison?
相比之下电影为什么会如此谨慎？
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2. 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，她可以完全不理会别的女孩认为她”过于拘谨“。
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3. 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".
当奥巴马意识到他的评论可能会冒犯到常常过分拘谨的美国公众时，他恳求记者们“放总统一马”。
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