| 单词 | prude |
| 释义 | prude (once / 3475 pages) n Use prude to describe someone who is too concerned with being proper or modest. It is a derogatory label affixed most often to girls or women who are not forthcoming romantically––it's not very nice. Prude was borrowed from French, short for prude femme "wise and good woman," from Old French prud "wise, good" plus femme "woman." Though the word prude took on a disapproving or negative meaning, Old French prud also meant "capable, brave," and is probably the source of English proud. WORD FAMILYprude: prudery, prudes, prudish+/prudery: pruderies/prudish: prudishest, prudishly, prudishness USAGE EXAMPLESAfter all, the American public was at that time such a clean public, such a naïve nation of holier-than-thou prudes. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) I am stunned at the blue noses and gore prudes posting comments on here. New York Times(Oct 23, 2016) Meanwhile, the authoritarianism, which has turned left-liberalism into a movement for sneaks and prudes, was always going to play into the hands of the right. The Guardian(Sep 24, 2016) n a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum Syn|Hyper puritan disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
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