"prudish" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 過度拘謹 (性方面)

Definition

形容對性或裸體話題非常容易感到震驚或不舒服的人，常常表現得這些話題不合適或令人反感。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常帶有貶義，用來批評對性話題過分拘謹或保守的人，特別是在非正式或批評性語境中使用。不是讚美。

Examples

She is very prudish and avoids movies with kissing scenes.

她非常**過度拘謹**，連有親吻場面的電影都不看。

Some people think it's prudish to cover up at the beach.

有些人覺得在沙灘上遮蓋自己很**過度拘謹**。

He was called prudish by his friends for refusing to talk about relationships.

他因拒絕談論感情被朋友們說**過度拘謹**。

She laughed and told him not to be so prudish about a little joke.

她笑著讓他別因為一個小玩笑就這麼**過度拘謹**。

He acts prudish in public, but he's actually really open-minded with friends.

他在公眾場合表現得很**過度拘謹**，但和朋友其實非常開放。

Don't be so prudish—everyone makes silly jokes sometimes.

別這麼**過度拘謹**啦——每個人偶爾都會開點傻笑話。