priggish attitude 古板的姿态
priggish behavior 卖弄的行为
priggish tone 说教的语气
priggish manner 拘谨的举止
priggish view 古板的观点
1. His priggish comments about everyone's diet made the dinner party very uncomfortable.
他对每个人饮食习惯的古板评论让晚宴变得非常尴尬。
2. She was accused of being priggish for correcting her colleagues' grammar in public.
因为当众纠正同事的语法错误，她被指责太过说教和古板。
3. Don't be so priggish; it's just a casual party, no one is expecting perfection.
别那么古板/说教；这只是个聚会，没人期待完美。
A: You really need to stop being so priggish about small things like table manners.
A：你真的需要停止对餐桌礼仪这种小事这么古板/说教。
B: I'm just trying to maintain some standards, I think it's important to be polite.
B：我只是想保持一些标准，我认为礼貌很重要。
1) 过分讲究规矩的，古板的
2) 爱说教的，好为人师的
3) 过分注重道德规范的，自命不凡的
1. adj. (尤指)过分注重道德、礼仪或个人行为的正确性；古板的；爱说教的；令人厌烦的拘谨
e.g.
His priggish attitude towards smoking annoyed the younger workers.
他对抽烟的古板态度惹恼了年轻员工。
adjective
1. Unduly concerned with or given to the importance of moral correctness, especially in a fussy, self-righteous, or pedantic manner.
Synonym: prude, puritanical, sanctimonious, self-righteous, squeamish