英语词汇“prim”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

prim¹

(prĭm)

adj. prim·mer, prim·mest

a. Precise or proper to the point of affectation; excessively decorous.

b. Strait-laced; prudish.

2. Neat and trim: a prim hedgerow.

v. primmed, prim·ming, prims

v.tr.

1. To fix (the face or mouth) in a prim expression.

2. To make prim, as in dress or appearance.

v.intr.

To assume a prim expression.

[Possibly from obsolete prim, formal or demure person, perhaps from Old French prin, first, delicate; see PRIME.]

primly adv.

primness n.

单词	prim
释义	prim¹ (prĭm) adj. prim·mer, prim·mest 1. a. Precise or proper to the point of affectation; excessively decorous. b. Strait-laced; prudish. 2. Neat and trim: a prim hedgerow. v. primmed, prim·ming, prims v.tr. 1. To fix (the face or mouth) in a prim expression. 2. To make prim, as in dress or appearance. v.intr. To assume a prim expression. [Possibly from obsolete prim, formal or demure person, perhaps from Old French prin, first, delicate; see PRIME.] primly adv. primness n.
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