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单词 pudeur
释义

Definition of pudeur in English:

pudeur

noun pjuːˈdəːpydœʀpyo͞oˈdər
mass noun
  • A sense of shame or embarrassment, especially with regard to matters of a sexual or personal nature.

    he has a sort of pudeur about that side of his politics
    count noun he respected the man's peculiar pudeurs and never spoke of it again
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dr Grylls suggests that the mysterious silence of Laura can be linked to sexual pudeur.
    • In this instance, Zina, in going after what she wants without shame or pudeur, manages to dampen the male fantasy of female arousal.
    • Even then, their work is characterised by ‘an astringent, objective pudeur, a convention of impersonality which allows voice only to the socially-sanctioned emotions and concepts.’

Origin

Late 19th century: French, literally 'modesty'.

Rhymes

à deux, agent provocateur, astir, auteur, aver, bestir, blur, bon viveur, burr, Chandigarh, coiffeur, concur, confer, connoisseur, cordon-bleu, cri de cœur, cur, danseur, Darfur, defer, demur, de rigueur, deter, entrepreneur, er, err, farceur, faute de mieux, fir, flâneur, Fleur, force majeure, fur, hauteur, her, infer, inter, jongleur, Kerr, littérateur, longueur, masseur, Monseigneur, monsieur, Montesquieu, Montreux, murre, myrrh, occur, pas de deux, Pasteur, per, pisteur, poseur, pot-au-feu, prefer, prie-dieu, purr, raconteur, rapporteur, refer, répétiteur, restaurateur, saboteur, sabreur, seigneur, Sher, shirr, sir, skirr, slur, souteneur, spur, stir, tant mieux, transfer, Ur, vieux jeu, voyageur, voyeur, were, whirr
 
 

Definition of pudeur in US English:

pudeur

nounpyo͞oˈdər
  • A sense of shame or embarrassment, especially with regard to matters of a sexual or personal nature.

    he has a sort of pudeur about that side of his politics
    count noun he respected the man's peculiar pudeurs and never spoke of it again
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In this instance, Zina, in going after what she wants without shame or pudeur, manages to dampen the male fantasy of female arousal.
    • Dr Grylls suggests that the mysterious silence of Laura can be linked to sexual pudeur.
    • Even then, their work is characterised by ‘an astringent, objective pudeur, a convention of impersonality which allows voice only to the socially-sanctioned emotions and concepts.’

Origin

Late 19th century: French, literally ‘modesty’.

 
 
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