| 单词 | precieux |
| 释义 | precieux in British Englishnoun pretentious male précieux in British English French (presjø) or feminine précieuse (presjøz) noun 1. a pretentious or affected person adjective 2. putting on airs or affecting refinement précieux in American English (ˌpreisiˈu, French pʀeiˈsjœ) (noun plural -cieux (-siˈuz, French -ˈsjœ)) adjective 1. (of a man) overly fastidious or refined; precious; affected noun 2. an affected or excessively fastidious man, as in dress, manner, or speech Word origin [1890–95; ‹ F; lit., precious]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blanket roll, blip, bootstrap, historicism, takedown |
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