prissy
英 [ˈprɪsi]
美 [ˈprɪsi]
adj. 谨小慎微的; 大惊小怪的; 拘泥谨慎的
BNC.37177 / COCA.24749
牛津词典
adj.
- 谨小慎微的；大惊小怪的；拘泥谨慎的
too careful to always behave correctly and appearing easily shocked by rude behaviour, etc.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 大惊小怪的；一本正经的；谨小慎微的
If you say that someone isprissy, you are critical of them because they are very easily shocked by anything rude or bad.- I grew to dislike the people from my background — they were rather uptight and prissy.
我变得讨厌和我有着同样出身背景的人——他们太保守、太一本正经了。
- I grew to dislike the people from my background — they were rather uptight and prissy.
英英释义
adj
- excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
- too nice about his food to take to camp cooking
- so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow
- exaggeratedly proper
- my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
双语例句
- So Scarlett sent prissy down to warm up the breakfast hominy and feed him.
这样思嘉只好打发百里茜下楼去热点玉米粥喂他。 - Prissy rolled her eyes as she looked about her.
百里茜转动着两只眼睛向四下里看了看。 - In the name of Heaven, Pa, three thousand! And you didn't need to buy Prissy!
爸爸，我的天，三千哪！再说，你也用不着买百里茜呀！ - He yelled just as loudly when she held him as when Prissy did.
她抱着同百里茜抱着一样，他还是那么大声嚎哭。 - If someone had started giving me prissy hand signals as I started to swear last week my rage attack would have got a lot uglier.
如果我开始骂人时，就有人开始给我做谨小慎微的手势，那么我愤怒的攻击言语会糟糕得多。 - Now, the sight of so many buildings and people completed prissy's demoralization.
此刻，这么多的建筑物和人进一步把她迷惑住了。 - Flats like these are really cute but with a sexy party dress, they are too prissy.
像这样的平底鞋是很可爱，但若要拿来配性感的晚宴服的话，就不够大方。 - She did recall a few things and she spoke to prissy rapidly, authority in her voice.
只有几件事情她还记得，于是她用一种命令的语气急急对百利子吩咐着。 - If it wasn't for Melanie she could take Wade and Prissy and hide in the woods where the Yankees could never find them.
要不是为了媚兰，她还可以带着韦德和百里茜到树林里去，那里北方佬是怎么也找不到他们的。 - PRISSY: I'm packing, Miss Scarlett.
碧西：收拾东西，思嘉小姐。