英
[pr?ɡ]
美
[pr?ɡ]
- n. 一本正經(jīng)的人;自命不凡者;道學(xué)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(gè)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(gè)自以為是的家伙! - The transition from libertine to prig was so complete.
一個(gè)酒徒色鬼竟然搖身一變就成了道學(xué)先生。 - If one wishes to be a prig or a Puritan, one can flaunt one's moral views about them.
一個(gè)人要是愿意當道學(xué)先生或清教徒,當然可以炫耀自己的倫理觀(guān)點(diǎn)。 - She said, "That Flora tries to take you on the prig again, you tell me-will you?"
她說(shuō):“要是弗洛拉再帶你去偷東西,你就告訴我,知道么?”
經(jīng)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