| 单词 | primp |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [primp] |
| 解释 | v.(妇女)刻意打扮 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.(妇女)刻意打扮(to dress and groom oneself carefully) 【考】 primp : vain / gloat : smug(刻意打扮是虚荣的表 现/满意凝视是自鸣得 意的表现) 【记】 prim(最早,最好)+p →向最好处打扮 【例】 Anne primped for 30 minutes before going to the party. |
| 字源 | primp (v.) 1801, probably an extension of prim (q.v.) in its verbal "dress up" sense; compare Scottish primpit (c.1739) "delicate, nice." Related: Primped; primping. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 打扮(妇女过分注意细节地修饰或整理) 【记】prim(adj 最早的, 最好的), p屁-把屁股向最好处打扮-过分打扮 【类】primp: vain = gloat: smug刻意打扮是虚荣的表现 = 沾沾自喜的看是自鸣得意的表现 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】来自prim整洁 + 音:扑,扑粉;prime 一流的 + p 音:漂,漂亮;音:漂亮美婆,音近plump,后者lump身上肿块,胖的 |
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