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

After prissy had gone, Scarlett went wearily into the downstairs hall and lit a lamp.
百里茜走了以后，思嘉回到楼下过厅里，点上一盏灯。
Prissy quickened her gait infinitesimally and Scarlett went back into the house.
百里茜这才稍稍加快了脚步，思嘉也回到屋里来。
If someone had started giving me prissy hand signals as I started to swear last week my rage attack would have got a lot uglier.
如果我开始骂人时，就有人开始给我做谨小慎微的手势，那么我愤怒的攻击言语会糟糕得多。
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。
Bought her and her little wench, prissy.
买了她和她的小女儿百里茜。
Prissy rolled her eyes as she looked about her.
百里茜转动着两只眼睛向四下里看了看。
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。
Prissy, looking up, saw her and her mouth opened to yell.
这时百里茜也抬头看见了她，她正要张嘴叫她。
She had a prissy way of talking.
她说起话来总是一本正经的样子。
If it wasn't for Melanie she could take Wade and Prissy and hide in the woods where the Yankees could never find them.
要不是为了媚兰，她还可以带着韦德和百里茜到树林里去，那里北方佬是怎么也找不到他们的。