Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #37177
prissy
过分拘谨的;一本正经的
核心释义
exaggeratedly proper
- 1.
过分讲究,容易厌恶
excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
- 2.
过分拘谨的,过分正经的
exaggeratedly proper
过分讲究的;过于挑剔的;过分讲究,容易厌恶;过分拘谨的,过分正经的;谨小慎微的;大惊小怪的
用法In use
My friend is so prissy about how the food is arranged on the plate that she refused to eat it.
用法提示:本句中prissy表示对食物摆放谨小慎微、过分在意。
He turned down the shirt because the tag irritated his neck, which seemed a bit prissy to me.
用法提示:prissy形容对标签不适反应过度,显得挑剔。
Don't be so prissy about the rules; we can bend them a little for this special case.
用法提示:prissy表现出对规则过分拘泥、不敢变通。
be prissy about sth
表示对某事物过分挑剔或拘泥细节。
She is prissy about the way her desk is arranged.
她对桌子的摆放方式过分讲究。
be prissy in doing sth
强调在行为过程中表现出过分谨慎。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
词族Word family
- prissiness
- 过分讲究;过分拘谨 · n.
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词 about 连用,表示对某事过分讲究或大惊小怪。
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