prig

🇺🇸 /prɪɡ/ 🇬🇧 /prɪɡ/
词频
难度
标签 RARE
noun
R

Someone who is overly self-righteous and critical of others, often showing off their own moral superiority.

The new teacher was a prig, always pointing out the faults of others and boasting about their own virtues.

新老师是个自以为是的人,总是挑剔别人的缺点,吹嘘自己的优点。

translation

n. 道学先生

词形变化

Plural prigs