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old-maidish

/ˈəʊldˌmeɪ.dɪʃ/

翻译: 形容某人或某事古板、拘谨、爱挑剔、过分谨慎,常带有过时老处女的刻板印象。

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词语关系

adjective

/ˈəʊldˌmeɪ.dɪʃ/C2formalbritish已废弃
  • zh形容某人或某事古板、拘谨、爱挑剔、过分谨慎,常带有过时老处女的刻板印象。

An old-fashioned adjective describing someone or something that is prim, fussy, or overly cautious, often associated with the outdated stereotype of an unmarried older woman.

  1. Primly fastidiousC1informal

    Excessively concerned with neatness, order, and propriety, often in a way that is considered fussy or old-fashioned.

    zh古板拘谨的

    • Her old-maidish insistence on having everything in its exact place annoyed her roommates.
    • He had an old-maidish habit of arranging his desk with perfect symmetry.
    • The decor was charming but a bit old-maidish, with doilies on every surface.

    同义词fastidiousfinickyfussyparticularprimprissyprudishpuritanicalstrait-lacedstuffy

词形
  • more old-maidish comparative form
  • most old-maidish superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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