prudish
adjective /ˈpruːdɪʃ/
/ˈpruːdɪʃ/
(disapproving)- very easily shocked by things connected with sex
synonym strait-laced(对性问题)大惊小怪的,迂腐守旧的,伪善的 - He grew up in the prudish moral climate of the late nineteenth century.
他在19世纪末期迂腐的道德环境中长大。 - She can be quite prudish.
她在性问题上相当传统守旧。
- He grew up in the prudish moral climate of the late nineteenth century.