prudish

/ˈpruːdɪʃ/

Meanings

adjective

过于拘谨，假正经。

Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters

Examples :

"Her prudish mother wouldn't allow her to wear a low-cut top to the school dance. "

她那过于保守的母亲不让她穿低胸上衣去参加学校舞会。

Related Words

easily adverb

/ˈiː.zə.liː/

容易地，轻易地

"The new math homework was easily understood by the students. "

新的数学作业学生们学起来毫不费力，没有感到任何困难。

propriety noun

/pɹəˈpɹaɪəti/

个性，特性，特点。

"The artist captured the propriety of each flower in the painting, emphasizing its unique shape, color, and texture, making them look strikingly individual. "

这位艺术家在画中捕捉到了每朵花的特性，强调了它们独特的形状、颜色和质感，使它们看起来格外有个性。

school noun

/skuːl/

鱼群，（海豚等的）群。

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

潜水员们遇到了一大群鲭鱼。

dance noun

[dæːns] [dans] [däːns] [dɑːns] /dæns/

舞蹈, 舞.

"The school's dance team performed a lively dance during the assembly. "

学校舞蹈队在集会上表演了一段充满活力的舞蹈。

mother noun

/ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈmʌðɚ/

母亲，妈妈

"He had something of his mother in him."

他身上带着点儿他妈妈的影子。

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

excessive adjective

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

过度，过分，过度的。

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

在每分钟160拍的速度下，仅仅在一个十六分三连音符上使用幅度过大的颤音，似乎有些过度了。

shocked verb

/ʃɒkt/

震惊，惊愕。

"The disaster shocked the world."

这场灾难震惊了世界。

allow verb

/əˈlaʊ/

允许，准许。

"to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest"

允许仆人获得自由; 允许自由通行; 准许休息一天。

sexual noun

/ˈsɛksjuəl/ /ˈsɛkʃuəl/

有性生殖生物，有性繁殖生物

"The fruit fly is a sexual, meaning it reproduces by exchanging genetic material with another fly. "

果蝇是一种有性生殖生物，也就是说，它通过与其他果蝇交换遗传物质来进行繁殖。

offended verb

/əˈfɛndɪd/

冒犯，得罪

"Your accusations offend me deeply."

你的指责深深地冒犯了我。

matters noun

/ˈmætəz/ /ˈmætɚz/

物质，材料，东西

"The artist uses different matters, such as clay and wood, to create her sculptures. "

这位艺术家使用不同的物质，比如黏土和木头，来创作她的雕塑。