prudish
['pru:diʃ]
adj.过分拘谨的, 装规矩的,过份规矩的
例句与用法:
The state or quality of being prudish.
过分拘谨过分拘谨的状态或品质
An instance of prudish behavior or talk.
假正经过分拘谨的行为或言谈的一个事例
词形变化:
副词: prudishly | 名词: prudishness |
a.
装规矩的; 过分拘谨的
prudish['pru:diʃ]adj.1.■过分拘谨的;装作正经的2.■过分拘于礼节的;假道学的
prudish
形容词 prudish:
exaggeratedly proper
同义词:priggish, prim, prissy, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian
prudish
■"It's stupid to be prudish.
“蠢人才会假正经。
■Many traditional African societies wore very little, but were hastily covered up by the prudish 19th century European missionaries.
不少传统非洲部族只穿很少的衣服,不过很快就由自称正义的十九世纪传教士掩盖起来,现在的角色已经改变过来。
■Chinese approach sex with an attitude that seems alternately more prudish and more open than that of Westerners.
与西方人相比,中国人对于性的态度表面上假正经,事实上更加开放。
■China's censors are as prudish and culturally conservative as they are politically repressive, preferring bland family fare from overseas.
中国的电影审查制度相当严格,在文化上过分保守,一如中国在政治上施加的压制,相比而言,他们更喜欢温和的亲情式舶来品。
■He added that until two or three years ago Indias governmentwasin denial mode over the issue of HIV in a country known foritstraditionally prudish attitudes toward sex.
他说,做为一个一向以性观念十分保守而著称的国度,印度政府直到2、3年以前还依然否定该国存在着颇为严重的艾滋病问题。
■Marked by affected and somewhat prudish refinement.
假作高雅的,假斯文的显得装模作样的,在某种程度上过于装扮优雅的
■An instance of prudish behavior or talk
假正经过分拘谨的行为或言谈的一个事例
■The formerly popular public bath houses were closed, and people became increasingly prudish.
原来流行的公共澡堂纷纷被关闭,人们逐渐变成了循规蹈矩的正人君子。
■A prudish Girl Guides' instructor Teresa (Teresa Carpio) takes a group of six girl guides for overseas training.
古板的童军教练(杜丽莎)带领六名童军到海外集训。
■Another reason for the blandness is the dull censoring hand of the platform holders who are amazingly prudish.
另一个“温和”的原因,就是某些无聊的平台厂商以他们的“审查之手”硬装活菩萨。
■She is sexually not so much chaste as prudish.
她在两性关系方面不太守节, 只不过是表面正经而已。
■She was sexually not so much chaste as prudish
她对男女关系与其说是注重贞节,毋宁说是持身谨慎。
■What would have been the point of a lie that makes him out a prudish simpleton?
如果你是撒谎,那只能使他显得是个不通人情的傻瓜蛋,这样的撒谎又有什么意思?
■What would have been the point of a lie that makes him out a prudish simpleton ?
如果你是撒谎,那只能使他显得是个不通人情的傻瓜蛋,这样的撒谎又有什么意思?
■The answer is that Americans in general, have a more conservative or prudish attitude when it comes to bathroom or toilet affairs."Bathroom" and "washroom" are essentially euphemisms.
如果你没有人可以说话,试著大声地说出来,试著描述杂志的图片,或者是在你房间的物体。
■To them, the heartbeat of many people moves beyond the mind of the one; the actions taken in the heat of frenzied dance reflect basic human impulse unfettered by reasoning or prudish mores.
对于他们来说,万众一心比一意孤行要强大;那火辣疯狂的舞蹈冲破了世俗的枷锁反映出人的本性。
■You may have a taste for more unusual forms of love, and you should not let an outmoded morality or a prudish partner hold you back from new experiences.
对于那些异乎寻常的爱情模式你有着独特的品味,尽量不要因为那些老旧的道德观或过于古板的另一半而束缚你的对于它们的全新体验。
■a prudish attitude to sex
对性的态度过分拘谨
■"Although some of his colloquialisms suggest the prudish idealism of his time, his message is equally poignant over 100 years later.
尽管某些口语化的表述反映了他所处时代的那种一本正经的理想主义,但是,总的说来,他的文章在100年之后的今天看来仍旧如同当初那样尖锐犀利、一针见血。
■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”。
■Perhaps it was too prudish .
我这也许太拘谨了。
■Leave it open on your desk at work, and prudish colleagues or bosses may thinkyour reading matter highly unsuitable.
把它摊放在办公桌上,正统的同事或上司可能觉得你在读些及不适当的东西。
■The demolition highlights conflicted views on sex in modern China, where a prudish attitude toward discussion of sexuality is paired with an almost clinical approach to its physical aspects.
拆除强化现代中国对于性的抵触情绪,中国对于性的讨论几乎与其物质方面一样持保守态度。
■a prudish refusal to enjoy rude jokes
拘谨得听不得粗俗的笑话.
■One country stirring up this controversial debate is a European country known for being quite prudish about sexual topics: England.
挑起这场有争议性的辩论的国家是以对性议题保守著称的欧洲国家:英国。
■DOLLY: I'm not what you think, Corinne. I'm not prudish at all.
朵莉:我不是你想的那种人,我一点也不过分拘谨。
■No prudish worries inhibited the fathers of the French nation.
法国的开国之父们没有过分正经的烦恼。
■No prudish worries inhibited the fathers of the French nation. They misted Rodin,and were right to leave him to his instincts.
法国的开国之父们相信罗丹,他们让他凭直觉去创造:这种决定非常正确。
■No prudish worries inhibited the fathers of the French nation. They misted Rodin, and were right to leave him to his instincts.
法国的开国之父们相信罗丹,他们让他凭直觉去创造:这种决定非常正确;
■But when the prudish, proper BBC making such a lesbian drama, how would they manage those scenes involving tongues, toys and tarts?
结果还是比较让人满意的。
■The Victorians were a prudish bunch and they outlawed depiction of nudity for all but the upper class, who they felt had the moral strength to cope with the images.
维多利亚女皇非常保守,她禁止了所有关于裸体的描写,唯独对上层社会例外,因为他们认为这些人有强烈的道德观念,可以应付得了这些图像。
■Americans retain a strong prudish streak.
美国人保留着一种强烈的假正经的倾向。
■But Auntie -- as the BBC is referred to for its prudish(规矩的) image -- has gone to great lengths in recent years to stress its independence from both ends of the political spectrum.
讽刺的是,在保守党执政时代,极力确保BBC经费和独立性的工党,现在也想找BBC开刀了。
■The state or quality of being prudish.
过分拘谨过分拘谨的状态或品质
■the actions taken in the heat of frenzied dance reflect basic human impulse unfettered by reasoning or prudish mores.
那火辣疯狂的舞蹈冲破了世俗的枷锁反映出人的本性。
■and Malvolio, the dour, prudish steward of Olivia's household.
阴郁的气氛拢罩著奥莉维亚家中,因为奥莉维亚刚刚失去她挚爱的哥哥。
■Officials could not be reached for comment late Monday afternoon.Chinese approach sex with an attitude that seems alternately more prudish and more open than that of Westerners.
首先被拆除的包括写有公园名字的可旋转的牌子,这个牌子的样子是叉开的女性双腿,两腿之间用一根红色的皮带盖住。
■The answer is that Americans in general, have a more conservative or prudish attitude when it comes to bathroom or toilet affairs.
首先,当被邀请时,有几个问题你应马上问。