primly

🇺🇸 /ˈprɪmli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈprɪmli/
詞頻
難度
標籤 RARE
adverb
R

In a way that shows you are proper and easily offended by anything rude or improper.

‘You're not supposed to say that,’ she said primly, adjusting her glasses.

她一本正經地調整著眼鏡說,你不应该這麼說。

R

In a way that is neat, tidy, and proper.

She primly folded her hands on her lap, sitting up straight.

她端莊地將雙手交疊在膝上,坐得筆直。

translation

adv. 一本正經地, 整潔地