priggism
/prig-iz-uhm/US // ˈprɪg ɪz əm //
棱镜主义,棱角主义,棱镜运动,棱堡主义
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : priggish character or ideas; priggishness.
Examples
A striking characteristic of these learned women was the entire absence of all priggism or pedantry.
There is a dash of solemnity, a ludicrous assumption of priggism, about the Scottish fool which Mr White has entirely evaded.
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