prim and proper
基本解释
- 一本正经
英汉例句
- Her prim and proper behavior should come in second to sharing similar tastes, interests and goals.
她干净的外表和优雅的举止应该排在共同爱好、兴趣和目标之后。 - 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!
如果祖父在这儿，她心想，他一定会说都怪我的家庭教师把我培养得太古板了。 - 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.
要让摩羯座人与天秤座人和谐共处看似不太可能，因为一本正经的摩羯不能很好地理解天秤的冒险与轻狂。 - Girls who had stayed prim and proper awaiting some future Prince Charming now had no hope at all.
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