prig
prig — 名詞
- prigsingular
- prigsplural
1. someone who is annoyingly strict about proper behaviour and acts morally superio
道學先生
嚴守規矩且自命清高，令人反感的人
someone who is annoyingly strict about proper behaviour and acts morally superior to others
Mark's flatmates considered him a prig — he reported every spill and smudge to the landlord.
Mark 的室友覺得他是個道學先生——連一點污漬和髒痕都要向房東報告。
consider someone a prig — followed by example of fussy behaviour
Ada called her cousin a prig after he made a fuss about everyone's table manners.
Ada 說她表弟是個道學先生，因為他對每個人的餐桌禮儀大驚小怪。
The office prig sent a memo about the correct way to staple documents.
辦公室的道學先生發了一份備忘錄，說明釘文件的正确方式。
There was always one prig in the dormitory who insisted on lights-out at ten sharp.
宿舍裡總有一個道學先生，堅持十點整必須關燈。
Kofi feared seeming a prig, yet he returned the cheat sheet to his classmate.
Kofi 怕被當成道學先生，但還是把作弊紙條還給了同學。
- goody-goody
more childish and informal; describes someone who tries too hard to please authority by being 'good'
- prude
narrower in scope; focused on being easily shocked by sex, nudity, or coarse language
- puritan
broader; implies strict religious or moral views that disapprove of pleasure
- moraliser
emphasises the act of lecturing or preaching to others about right and wrong
- free spirit
someone who follows their own path without worrying about rules or what others think
文法句型
a prig + who/that-clause
用法筆記
Distinguish from 'prude': a prude is easily shocked by matters of sex or nudity; a prig is self-righteous about rules and correct behaviour more broadly.