"priggish" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 自命清高的
• 假正經的

Definition

形容某人自以為道德高尚，對小事過份拘泥規矩，讓人反感。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Priggish”較正式，帶負面意思，形容對小規矩斤斤計較、令人討厭的自以為是之人。

Examples

Mark can be very priggish about table manners.

馬克對餐桌禮儀非常**自命清高**。

Her priggish attitude made it hard to enjoy the party.

她的**假正經**態度讓人很難享受派對。

People found his priggish comments annoying.

大家覺得他那些**自命清高的**評論很惹人厭。

Honestly, don't be so priggish—just relax and have some fun.

老實說，別那麼**假正經**，放輕鬆，開心點！

She sounded a bit priggish when she corrected everyone’s grammar.

她在糾正大家語法時總顯得有點**自命清高**。

His priggish rules ruined the fun for everybody else.

他那些**假正經的**規定毀了大家的樂趣。