Prim



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 端庄的, 整洁的
• ［英］ adj. 端庄的, 整洁的 ( neat, trim, decorous)
• ［记］ 来自词根prim ( 最初的, 最好的)
• ［例］ She's much too prim and proper to enjoy such a rude joke.

Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb (primmed; primming)

• Etymology: origin unknown
• Date: 1706
• 1. to give a prim or demure expression to <primming her thin lips after every mouthful — John Buchan>
• 2. to dress primly

II. adjective (primmer; primmest)

• Date: 1709
• 1.
  • a. stiffly formal and proper ; decorous
  • b. prudish
• 2. neat, trim <prim hedges>
• ? primly adverb
• ? primness noun

III. abbreviation

• 1. primary
• 2. primitive

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