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

prud•er•y n., pl. -er•ies for 2.

excessive propriety or modesty in speech, conduct, etc.
pruderies, prudish actions, phrases, or words.

French pruderie. See prude, -ery
1700–10

prude n. [countable]

a person who is overly proper or modest and is, or acts as if he or she is, easily shocked, esp. in matters involving sex.

prud•er•y n. [uncountable]
ˈprud•ish, adj.

prude n.

a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.

French prude a prude (noun, nominal), prudish (adjective, adjectival), short for prudefemme, Old French prodefeme worthy or respectable woman. See proud, feme
1695–1705

prude′like′, adj.

prude /pruːd/ n

a person who affects or shows an excessively modest, prim, or proper attitude, esp regarding sex

Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from prudefemme, from Old French prode femme respectable woman; see proud

ˈprudish adj ˈprudishly adv ˈprudishness, ˈprudery n

单词	prudery
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 prud•er•y (pro̅o̅′də rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -er•ies for 2. excessive propriety or modesty in speech, conduct, etc. pruderies, prudish actions, phrases, or words. French pruderie. See prude, -ery 1700–10 WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 prude /prud/USA pronunciation n. [countable] a person who is overly proper or modest and is, or acts as if he or she is, easily shocked, esp. in matters involving sex. prud•er•y /ˈprudəri/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] ˈprud•ish, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 prude (pro̅o̅d),USA pronunciation n. a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc. French prude a prude (noun, nominal), prudish (adjective, adjectival), short for prudefemme, Old French prodefeme worthy or respectable woman. See proud, feme 1695–1705 prude′like′, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: prude /pruːd/ n a person who affects or shows an excessively modest, prim, or proper attitude, esp regarding sex Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from prudefemme, from Old French prode femme respectable woman; see proud ˈprudish adj ˈprudishly adv ˈprudishness, ˈprudery n
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