英
[prɪɡ]
美
[prɪɡ]
- n. 一本正经的人；自命不凡者；道学先生；<俚>小偷
- v. 偷
prig的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词 (n.)
- He had been railed against by them as a prig and a poseur.
他们责骂他是一个沾沾自喜、装腔作势的人。 - Charles thinks he's better than the rest of us, the self-righteous prig!
查尔斯认为他比我们大家都强，真是个自以为是的家伙！ - The transition from libertine to prig was so complete.
一个酒徒色鬼竟然摇身一变就成了道学先生。 - If one wishes to be a prig or a Puritan, one can flaunt one's moral views about them.
一个人要是愿意当道学先生或清教徒，当然可以炫耀自己的伦理观点。 - She said, "That Flora tries to take you on the prig again, you tell me-will you?"
她说：“要是弗洛拉再带你去偷东西，你就告诉我，知道么？”
经典引文
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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
