old-womanish

• 贬义形容词，用来形容男人过分拘谨、胆小怕事、爱操心和计较琐碎家务，带有像老年妇女一样的刻板印象。

An old-fashioned, derogatory adjective used to describe a man who is overly fussy, timid, or concerned with trivial domestic matters, stereotypically associated with an elderly woman.

1. Primly fastidiousC1informalbritish

   Excessively concerned with small details, order, or propriety in a way that is stereotypically associated with an elderly woman.

   过分挑剔的，老妇人气

   • His old-womanish attention to the placement of every napkin annoyed the guests.
   • She had an old-womanish habit of checking the locks three times before bed.
   • The decor was charming but had an old-womanish fussiness about it.

   同义词fussyold-maidishpersnicketyprimprissyprudishstrait-laced

   反义词carelessmessynegligentslovenlyuntidy