priggishness

[US]/[ˈprɪdʒɪʃnəs]/
[UK]/[ˈprɪdʒɪʃnəs]/

Translation

n.卖弄风度,矫揉造作的行为;故作高雅;爱卖弄风度,故作高雅的行为
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

displaying priggishness

显露虚伪

avoiding priggishness

避免自命清高

with priggishness

带着自命清高的态度

overcoming priggishness

克服自以为是

sense of priggishness

自命清高的感觉

exhibiting priggishness

表现出虚伪

free from priggishness

没有虚伪

rejection of priggishness

拒绝自命清高

marked by priggishness

充满虚伪

influenced by priggishness

受自以为是影响

Example Sentences

his priggishness alienated most of his colleagues.

他的古板性使他疏远了大部分同事。

she displayed a certain priggishness in her opinions on art.

她在对艺术的看法中表现出一种古板性。

the boy's priggishness stemmed from his overprotective parents.

这个男孩的古板性源于他过于保护他的父母。

despite her success, she couldn't shake her inherent priggishness.

尽管她取得了成功,但她无法摆脱她内在的古板性。

he criticized their casual attire with predictable priggishness.

他以可预测的古板性批评了他们的休闲装扮。

her priggishness often led to unnecessary arguments.

她的古板性经常导致不必要的争论。

the professor's priggishness made him unpopular with students.

教授的古板性使他不受学生欢迎。

a touch of priggishness can be amusing, but too much is tiresome.

一点古板性可能很有趣,但太多了就令人厌烦。

he lectured them with a tone of priggishness and superiority.

他带着古板和优越感的口吻向他们讲课。

she tried to hide her priggishness, but it kept showing through.

她试图隐藏她的古板性,但它总是显露出来。

the novel satirized the priggishness of the upper class.

这部小说讽刺了上流社会的古板性。

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