| 单词 | prim |
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| 释义 | prim /prɪm/ adjective 1 OFFENDvery formal and careful in the way you speak and behave, and easily shocked by anything rude 一本正经的，拘谨的，古板的 She looked prim and nervous in her best hat and coat. 她戴着最好的帽子并穿着最好的外套，显得拘谨不安。 a very prim and proper young lady 相当古板正经的年轻女子2 TIDYprim clothes are neat and formal 〔服装〕整洁的，端庄的 a prim suit 一套正装 —primly adverbExamples from the Corpusprim• Her blush faded; she made herself prim.• a prim bouquet of white flowers• Sometimes a student would make a grammatical error in the course of an answer and Martinez would counter with a prim correction.• His mouth was set in a prim, pained expression of disapproval.• He had written her several letters, and had had two prim replies.Origin prim (1700-1800) Perhaps from Old French prin “excellent, fine”, from Latin primus; → PRIME1prim adjectiveChinese very and in and speak careful Corpus the you formal way |
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