基本词汇
n.一本正经的人;自命不凡者;道学先生;小偷
v.偷
形容词: priggish 副词: priggishly 名词: priggery 过去式: prigged 过去分词: prigged 现在分词: prigging 第三人称单数: prigs
英英释义
词典解释
网络解释
prig的意思
noun
1. a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
Synonym: snobsnotsnoot
1. 道学先生;一本正经的人
If you call someone a prig, you disapprove of them because they behave in a very moral way and disapprove of other people's behaviour as though they are superior.
1. 正经的人:priestly 僧的 | prig 正经的人 | priggery 自负
2. prig的解释
2. 道学先生,一本正经者:415. presenter: 主持人. | 416. prig: 道学先生,一本正经者. | 417. prodigal: 挥霍者. v.挥霍.
3. 自命不凡者:Spry 敏捷的, 充满活力的 | Prig 自命不凡者 | Stanza 诗节
4. 一本正经的人:priestly 僧侣似的 | prig 一本正经的人 | priggery 装模作样
经典引文
He was no prig, but liked a laugh.
出自:P. H. GibbsIsabel is such a prig that she values her chastity more than her brother.
出自:GuardianPerhaps I'm a prig.., but it'd be too much like taking a salary and not doing any work.
出自:C. Forbes