Prude

(noun.) a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum.

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• She did not at all resemble either a paragon or a prude; and yet I am the only one of all our family who am not afraid of her wit or her virtue. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Play you muSt. I will not have you shrink, or frown, or make the prude. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• For it was indeed that most respectable saloon, in which Prude and I were making an exhibition of our pretty persons, owing to the merest ignorance. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• In vain did poor Prude practise her infallible awe-inspiring frowns! 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• However, prude or no prude, this good lady was kind enough to receive my visits at all times with an appearance of real satisfaction. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• I like it, and I am no prude. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Some call a prude, a woman who steadfastly resists being kissed by a man for whom she has no regard, at a time when her heart is devoted to another. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• However, Prude soon overruled my objections and sent for a hackney-coach to convey us to the theatre. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.

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