primly
adverb /ˈprɪmli/
/ˈprɪmli/
- (disapproving) in a careful and formal way, showing that you are easily shocked by anything that is rude
一本正经的;循规蹈矩的;古板的 - ‘You're not supposed to say that,’ she said primly.
“你不该讲那样的话。” 她一本正经地说。
- ‘You're not supposed to say that,’ she said primly.
- formally and neatly
synonym demurely正式的;端庄的 - a primly dressed young woman
衣着拘谨的年轻女子
- a primly dressed young woman