prude

🇬🇧 UK/pru:d/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A person who is excessively proper or easily shocked, especially by sexual matters.

过分守礼的人,假正经的人

🧩 Root Breakdown

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Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She was considered a prude by her more liberal friends.

  • 2.

    The Victorian prude would have fainted at modern fashion.

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