英语词汇“prudishness”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

prudishprud‧ish /ˈpruːdɪʃ/ adjective

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

I think that is a prudish approach.
It wasn't that they were prudish, I could tell they'd heard it before.
Purists were quick to counter-attack accusations that the legislation threatened individual liberty and encouraged prudish self-satisfaction.
Take the case of the prudish Mr Parkinson, who attended the butterfly ballet.
These strict and prudish ideals were those of the austere Hejaz merchants.
They are also peculiarly prudish and voyeuristic.
We Brits are terribly prudish and you may be, as I was, a little uneasy at first.

very easily shocked by things relating to sex – used to show disapproval → prudery:

American culture is in many ways still fairly prudish.—prudishly adverb—prudishness noun [uncountable]

单词	prudishness
释义	prudishprud‧ish /ˈpruːdɪʃ/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS I think that is a prudish approach. It wasn't that they were prudish, I could tell they'd heard it before. Purists were quick to counter-attack accusations that the legislation threatened individual liberty and encouraged prudish self-satisfaction. Take the case of the prudish Mr Parkinson, who attended the butterfly ballet. These strict and prudish ideals were those of the austere Hejaz merchants. They are also peculiarly prudish and voyeuristic. We Brits are terribly prudish and you may be, as I was, a little uneasy at first. very easily shocked by things relating to sex – used to show disapproval → prudery: American culture is in many ways still fairly prudish.—prudishly adverb—prudishness noun [uncountable]
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