prudish

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.
    — Near-synonyms: prim, priggish, prissy; straight-laced; puritanical

词形变化

more prudish comparative most prudish superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English prude
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-isk
Old English -isċ
Middle English -ish
English -ish
English prudish
From prude + -ish.
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