prig

prig

美 [prɪɡ] 　英 [prɪɡ]

• v.〈英〉争论；讨价还价；〈俚〉偷
• n.自命清高的人
• 网络一本正经的人；道学先生；自命不凡者

词形变化

复数：prigs  过去式：prigged  

英汉双解

英汉解释

n.	1. 〈俚〉小偷,扒手 2. (讲话,态度等)一本正经的人;爱充学者[教育家]的人 3. 讨厌的人
v.	1. 〈俚〉偷 2. 〈英〉争论;讨价还价

英英解释

n.	1. someone who thinks that they are better than other people because they always obey strict moral rules

例句

if i had time , and was not in mortal dread of some prating prig of a servant passing , i would know what all this means.

要是我有时间，要不是我怕撞见一本正经爱饶舌的仆人，我准会弄明白内中的缘由。

he was a man of poor physique, naturally timid and a prig .

他体格瘦弱，天生腼腆，为人拘谨。

Angry as I was, I was tempted to laugh whenever he opened his mouth. The transition from libertine to prig was so complete.

我觉得愤怒，开始在他每次开口讲话的时候大笑，从浪荡子到卫道士的转变可真彻底啊。

If one wishes to be a prig or a Puritan, one can flaunt one's moral views about them.

一个人要是愿意当道学先生或清教徒，当然可以炫耀自己的伦理观点。

David Prig, a name to remember.

大卫普瑞格，一个应该被记住的名字。