prim and proper
基本解释
- 一本正經
英汉例句
- Her prim and proper behavior should come in second to sharing similar tastes, interests and goals.
她乾淨的外表和優雅的擧止應該排在共同愛好、興趣和目標之後。 - If Grandfather were here, she thought, he would say that it was all my governess's fault for raising me to be so prim and proper!
如果祖父在這兒，她心想，他一定會說都怪我的家庭教師把我培養得太古板了。 - Compatibility for Capricorn and Libra is questionable due to the ‘prim and proper’ Capricorn not being able to quite understand the ‘adventurous and frivolous’ Libran.
要讓摩羯座人與天秤座人和諧共処看似不太可能，因爲一本正經的摩羯不能很好地理解天秤的冒險與輕狂。 - Girls who had stayed prim and proper awaiting some future Prince Charming now had no hope at all.
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