好词典
prim
UK //prɪm//US //prɪm//
词源
源自中古低地德语prīm（精确的）或古法语prim（第一的，最好的），可能与拉丁语primus（第一的）有关。
adjective
❶ 形容人过分拘谨或一本正经的样子，通常指刻意保持端庄得体到显得不自然的状态。
“She sat with a prim posture during the entire meeting.”
（整个会议期间她都保持着刻板僵直的坐姿。）
“The teacher's prim manner made the students nervous.”
（老师过分严肃的态度让学生们很紧张。）
❶ 形容事物过于整洁、精确或一丝不苟到显得呆板无趣的程度。
“The garden was too prim with its perfectly trimmed hedges.”
（这个花园因过度修剪的树篱而显得过于刻板。）
“Her handwriting was so prim it looked like it was printed.”
（她的字迹工整得像印刷体一样。）
同义词:stiff, proper, prudish, starchy, strait-laced
verb
❶ 使（自己或某物）显得过分整洁或端正，通常指刻意为之的行为。
“She primmed her lips before speaking to the judge.”
（她对法官说话前先抿紧了嘴唇显得很拘谨。）
“He primmed his tie nervously before the interview.”
（面试前他紧张地把领带整理得过分端正。）
同义词:straighten, tidy, neaten, adjust, arrange
常见短语
prim and proper — 形容人或行为过分讲究礼节和规矩，达到显得做作或古板的程度。
“The prim and proper governess disapproved of the children's playful behavior.”
（那位古板严肃的家庭女教师不赞成孩子们嬉戏打闹的行为。）