prissy

英 [ˈprɪsi]

美 [ˈprɪsi]

adj. 谨小慎微的; 大惊小怪的; 拘泥谨慎的

BNC.37177 / COCA.24749

牛津词典

adj.

谨小慎微的；大惊小怪的；拘泥谨慎的
too careful to always behave correctly and appearing easily shocked by rude behaviour, etc.

ADJ-GRADED 大惊小怪的；一本正经的；谨小慎微的
If you say that someone isprissy, you are critical of them because they are very easily shocked by anything rude or bad.
1. I grew to dislike the people from my background — they were rather uptight and prissy.
  我变得讨厌和我有着同样出身背景的人——他们太保守、太一本正经了。

adj

excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
1. too nice about his food to take to camp cooking
2. so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow
Synonym:daintyniceovernicesqueamish
exaggeratedly proper
1. my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
Synonym:priggishprimprudishpuritanicalsquare-toedstraitlacedstrait-lacedstraightlacedstraight-lacedtight-lacedvictorian

Flats like these are really cute but with a sexy party dress, they are too prissy.
像这样的平底鞋是很可爱，但若要拿来配性感的晚宴服的话，就不够大方。
Bought her and her little wench, prissy.
买了她和她的小女儿百里茜。
She did recall a few things and she spoke to prissy rapidly, authority in her voice.
只有几件事情她还记得，于是她用一种命令的语气急急对百利子吩咐着。
Mr Brown is an interesting man; introspective and with perhaps a touch of prissy self-importance.
布朗先生是一位有趣的人；他时而会反省自己，而且可能带有些许的自负。
He yelled just as loudly when she held him as when Prissy did.
她抱着同百里茜抱着一样，他还是那么大声嚎哭。
She sat upright and gave Prissy a push to speed her feet.
她直着腰背坐起来，推了百里茜一把，叫她快跑。
In the name of Heaven, Pa, three thousand! And you didn't need to buy Prissy!
爸爸，我的天，三千哪！再说，你也用不着买百里茜呀！
Pork, you and prissy crawl under the house and get the pigs out.
波克，你和百里茜钻到屋基底下把猪赶出来。
She had a prissy way of talking.
她说起话来总是一本正经的样子。
I grew to dislike the people from my background — they were rather uptight and prissy.
我变得讨厌和我有着同样出身背景的人——他们太保守、太一本正经了。