prim
adj. 规规矩矩的；古板的；拘谨的；庄重的
v. （使）一本正经；使整洁
副词：primly 比较级：primmer 最高级：primmest 名词：primness 过去式：primmed 过去分词：primmed 现在分词：primming 第三人称单数：prims
近义词：prudish，puritanical，formal，proper，stiff，precise，strait-laced，neat，stuffy，overmodest，demure，prissy，moralistic，dignified，starchy，tidy，orderly，meticulous，fussy，square-toed，mincing，priggish，niminy-piminy，tight-laced，twee，straitlaced，dainty，straight-laced，straightlaced，
英英释义
Adjective
- affectedly dainty or refined
- exaggeratedly proper;
"my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
Verb
- assume a prim appearance;
"They mince and prim"
- contract one's lips;
"She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
- dress primly
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- He is prim and precise in manner.他的态度一本正经而严谨。
- She's too prim to enjoy rude jokes!她太古板,不喜欢听粗野的笑话！
- You can't tell her that joke---she's much too prim and proper.你可别跟她讲那个笑话；她这个人古板正经得要命。
- Even Mr. Fleagle stopped two or three times to hold back a small prim smile.就连弗利格尔先生也停顿了两三次好抑制他那一丝拘谨的微笑。
- a prim little dress with a white collar带有白色衣领的十分端庄的连衣裙