Prig



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 道学先生, 自命不凡者
• ［英］ n. 道学先生, 自命不凡者 ( one who offends or irritates by observance of proprieties to an obnoxious degree)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: prig to steal
• Date: 1610
• thief

II. noun

• Etymology: probably from ［sup］1［/sup］prig
• Date: 1676
• 1. archaic fop
• 2. archaic fellow, person
• 3. one who offends or irritates by observance of proprieties (as of speech or manners) in a pointed manner or to an obnoxious degree
• ? priggery noun
• ? priggish adjective
• ? priggishly adverb
• ? priggishness noun

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