prudery

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英 [ˈpru:dəri]
美 [ˈprudəri]
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  • n.

    拘谨,(尤指对性问题)大惊小怪;

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    复数:pruderies

    英英释义

    prudery[ 'pru:dəri ]

    • n.excessive or affected modesty

      同义词:primnessprudishnessGrundyism

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    用作名词(n.)
    1. The "Eastern"Mark Twain can be delicate to the point of prudery.
      “东部的”马克·吐温竟可以严谨到一本正经的程度。

    权威例句

    Prudery
    Prudery & Passion
    Legal Prudery: The Case of Ulysses
    Prudery in the Publication History of Goethe's Roman Elegies
    Primers for Prudery: Sexual Advice to Victorian America
    Mrs Grundy : studies in English prudery
    Origins and Legacies of Irish Prudery: Sexuality and Social Control in Modern Ireland
    Rescuing Sex from Prudery and Prurience: American Women's Use of Sex Education as an Antidote to Obscenity, 1925-1932
    The Terrible Haystack Murder: The Moral Paradox of Hypocrisy, Prudery and Piety in Antebellum America
    A dictionary of American and British euphemisms : the language of evasion, hypocrisy, prudery and deceit
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