prim
USprım
معنی فارسی
موقرنما خودبگير داراي سيماي رسمي سنگين رسمي
معنی کامل و مثالها
/prim/adj.
● خشک و رسمی، شق و رق، مبادی آداب
● قیافهی خشک و رسمی بهخود گرفتن، خود را گرفتن
as soon as she saw me she primmed
تا مرا دید خودش را گرفت.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the Latin word 'primus' meaning 'first'.
مثال
- She always dresses in a prim and tidy manner.
- His prim behavior made him seem uptight.
- The prim lady disapproved of their casual attire.
ترکیبهای رایج
Look prim Act prim Appear prim
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- assume a prim appearance “They mince and prim” “Something ----s” “Somebody ----s”
- contract one's lips “She primmed her lips after every bite of food” “Somebody ----s something”
- dress primly “Somebody ----sII”
- affectedly dainty or refined
- exaggeratedly proper “my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts”
مترادفها
I. adjective
Formal, stiff, precise, starch, starched, strait laced, affectedly nice, demure.
II. noun
Privet, print (Ligustrum vulgare).