prim
prim
(primmer, primmest)
primly
adverb
primness
noun
语源
(primmer, primmest)
- stiffly formal and respectable; feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper
拘谨的，古板的；一本正经的
a very prim and proper lady.
一位循规蹈矩非常古板的女士。
- [with obj.]purse (the mouth or lips) into a prim expression
抿（嘴，唇）显出一本正经的表情
Laurie primmed up his mouth.
劳里抿着嘴。
primly
adverb
primness
noun
语源
- late 17th cent. (as a verb): probably ultimately from Old French prin, Provençal prim 'excellent, delicate', from Latin primus 'first'
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