prudishness 

  1. 名詞
不可數名詞: 假裝的正經
假裝的規矩
過分的拘謹

    同義字詞
moralism,nice-nellyism,prudery,puritanism

例句

  1. Excessive modesty is called prudishness .
  2. Reith earned a reputation for prudishness in sexual matters.
  3. He had shown her some naughty drawings, to test her prudishness .
  4. Her severity stemmed from self-control, not old-maid prudishness .
  5. Today the term " Victorian" suggests seriousness and prudishness .