• n. 一本正經(jīng)的人；小偷

詞源不詳。其原早的詞義為補(bǔ)鍋匠，修補(bǔ)匠，小毛賊，不受歡迎的人，后引申詞義一本正經(jīng)的人，自命清高的人。

prig (n.)

"precisian in speech or manners," 1753, originally in reference to theological scruples (1704), of unknown origin; earlier appearances of the same word meaning "dandy, fop" (1670s), "thief" (c. 1600; in form prigger recorded from 1560s) could be related, as could thieves' cant prig "a tinker" (1560s).

A p[rig] is wise beyond his years in all the things that do not matter. A p. cracks nuts with a steam hammer: that is, calls in the first principles of morality to decide whether he may, or must, do something of as little importance as drinking a glass of beer. On the whole, one may, perhaps, say that all his different characteristics come from the combination, in varying proportions, of three things--the desire to do his duty, the belief that he knows better than other people, & blindness to the difference in value between different things. ["anonymous essay," quoted in Fowler, 1926]

Related: Priggery.

1. He had been railed against by them as a prig and a poseur.

他們責(zé)罵他是一個(gè)沾沾自喜、裝腔作勢的人.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. The transition from libertine to prig was so complete.

一個(gè)酒徒色鬼竟然搖身一變就成了道學(xué)先生.

來自英漢文學(xué) - 蓋茨比

3. You are neither a prig nor a bounder.

你既不是道學(xué)先生又不魯莽.

來自辭典例句

4. Charles thinks he's better than the rest of us, the self - righteous prig!

查爾斯認(rèn)為他比我們大家都強(qiáng), 真是個(gè)自以為是的家伙!

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

5. He is a self - righteous prig.

他是一個(gè)自以為是的家伙.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)