prim and proper 过分拘谨的
prim behavior 拘谨行为
prim attitude 一本正经的态度
look prim 显得拘谨
prim manner 古板举止
prim dress 穿着刻板
1. She always looks very prim and proper at school.
她在学校里总是显得非常拘谨端庄。
2. He gave a prim smile and refused to join the joke.
他露出拘谨的微笑，拒绝参与这个玩笑。
3. The teacher spoke in a prim and formal tone.
老师用一种刻板正式的语气说话。
4. She looked a bit prim in her neatly arranged dress.
她穿着整齐的衣服，看起来有点拘谨。
A: What do you think of the new secretary?
A：你觉得新秘书怎么样？
B: She seems a little prim, but very professional.
B：她看起来有点拘谨，但很专业。
1) 形容人过于拘谨或正式的举止
2) 表示行为或风格过分整洁刻板
3) 用于描述缺乏随意性或幽默感的人
1. 拘谨的；一本正经的
e.g.
She gave a prim reply and said nothing more.
她拘谨地回答了一句，没有再说什么。
2. 过分整洁刻板的
e.g.
His prim appearance made him seem distant.
他过于刻板的外表让他显得疏远。
adjective
1. Behaving in a very formal, proper, and somewhat old-fashioned or restrained way.
Synonym: proper, formal, stiff