| 单词 | prim |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [prim] |
| 解释 | a.端庄的,整洁的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 端庄的,整洁的(neat , trim, decorous) 【记】 来自词根prim(最初的 ,最好的) 【例】 She's much too prim and proper to enjoy such a rude joke. |
| 字源 | prim 1680s (v.) "to assume a formal, precise demeanor," perhaps from French prim "thin, small, delicate," from Old French prim "fine, delicate," from Latin primus "finest," literally "first" (see prime (adj.)). Later, "deck out, dress to effect" (1721). Attested as a noun from 1700. The adjective, the sole surviving sense, is from 1709. A cant word at first. Related: Primly; primness. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】prime 最初的,最好的,主要的;同trim 整齐,整洁,修饰;r发l音,音:漂,漂亮; |
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