Wordiyoprudish
🇬🇧 UK/'pru:diʃ/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Excessively proper or easily shocked, especially by sexual matters.
过分守礼的，假正经的，一本正经的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.prudish attitude保守的态度
- 2.prudish behavior假正经的行为
- 3.[prudish reaction]过激的反应
- 4.overly prudish过分守礼的
Example Sentences
- 1.
She was too prudish to laugh at the harmless joke about dating.
- 2.
The prudish critic condemned the film for its mild romantic scenes.
- 3.
Don't be so prudish — it's just a biology textbook diagram.