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单词 prudery
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pruderyprud‧er‧y /ˈpruːdəri/ noun [uncountable] Examples
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  • A single incident suggests a great deal about Hennepinhis prudery, his belligerence, his sensitivity.
  • For those raised in the prudery of puritanism or the celibacy-conscious preoccupations of Catholicism this ran against the grain.
  • I am convinced that Victorian prudery was much to blame for this, and modern treatment might have much ameliorated it.
  • Surely, they feel, youthful vigour should outgun out-of-date prudery.
the behaviour or attitude of people who are too easily shocked by things relating to sex – used to show disapproval
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