prim
adj
(-mmer, -mmest) (usu derog 通常作贬义)
1 (of a person) disliking anything that is improper, rude or rough; prudish (指人)循规蹈矩的, 拘谨的, 古板的, 假正经的
You can't tell that joke to her she's much too prim and proper. 可别给她讲那样的笑话--她这人过於古板和认真.
2 stiffly formal in appearance, behaviour or manner (外观、 行为或举止上)庄重的
a prim little dress with a white collar 带有白色衣领的十分端庄的连衣裙.
Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were son covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.