pearl-clutching

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Prim, prudish, or easily offended. derogatory,idiomatic
    — When John Kerry “outed” Mary Cheney in a 2004 presidential debate, it was already well known that Mary Cheney was a lesbian. You can't out the already out, no matter what pearl-clutching pundits would have you believe.

词形变化

more pearl-clutching comparative most pearl-clutching superlative

词源

From the image of a genteel woman clutching her pearl necklace in shock.
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