| 词汇 | priggish |
| 释义 | priggish adjective disapprovinguk /ˈprɪɡ.ɪʃ/ us /ˈprɪɡ.ɪʃ/ like a prig: 自以为是的；一本正经的 I found him priggish and cold.我觉得他自命不凡，冷漠无情。 Synonyms primdisapproving prissydisapproving prudishdisapproving puritanical strait-laceddisapproving Feeling morally superior claim the moral high groundidiom de haut en bas holier-than-thou judgmental judgmentally moralistic moralistically pearl-clutching preachily preachiness righteous righteously sanctimonious sanctimoniously sanctimoniousness self-righteousness superior superiority complex virtue signalling virtuous Examples of priggishpriggish It is difficult to talk on this particular subject without having some risk of being priggish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not be priggish about it; it is worth doing something more than merely not discouraging people from helping themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Possibly the most priggish of all the proposed zero-ratings is that on books and newspapers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am neither so priggish, nor so young, as to be opposed to all fudges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not like to put myself in the position of sounding priggish or prudish about the press, whether quality or tabloid. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I did not find what he said at all priggish, although he said that he was afraid that he might sound that way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those of us who argue against commercial television are on the whole the more thoughtful of us and possibly also sometimes the more priggish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Before we become too self-satisfied, perhaps we should register—without being priggish about it—that we do not set a great example. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We certainly do not want to create a society which is entirely uniform and priggish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who have given up smoking are inclined to be a little priggish about the fact that they were sufficiently strong willed to do so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are neither priggish nor libertarian; we recognise that there are very strongly held views and that is right and proper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are priggish because they have demonstrated their willpower. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Have we now become so priggish and prejudiced that we insist that a person must be wholly good by our standards and not just partially good? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It sounds perhaps a little priggish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That was on prudish, priggish, moral grounds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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