英
[prɪɡ]
美
[prɪɡ]
- n. 一本正經的人；自命不凡者；道學先生；<俚>小偷
- v. 偷
prig的用法和樣例：
例句
用作名詞 (n.)
- He had been railed against by them as a prig and a poseur.
他們責罵他是一個沾沾自喜、裝腔作勢的人。 - Charles thinks he's better than the rest of us, the self-righteous prig!
查爾斯認為他比我們大家都強，真是個自以為是的傢伙！ - The transition from libertine to prig was so complete.
一個酒徒色鬼竟然搖身一變就成了道學先生。 - If one wishes to be a prig or a Puritan, one can flaunt one's moral views about them.
一個人要是願意當道學先生或清教徒，當然可以炫耀自己的倫理觀點。 - She said, "That Flora tries to take you on the prig again, you tell me-will you?"
她說：「要是弗洛拉再帶你去偷東西，你就告訴我，知道么？」
經典引文
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He was no prig, but liked a laugh.
出自： P. H. Gibbs -
Isabel is such a prig that she values her chastity more than her brother.
出自：Guardian -
Perhaps I'm a prig.., but it'd be too much like taking a salary and not doing any work.
出自： C. Forbes
