prig /prɪɡ/ noun [countableC] STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEsomeone who behaves in a morally good way and shows that they disapprove of the way other people behave – used to show disapproval 一本正经的人,道学先生〔含贬义〕 Don’t be such a prig! It’s only a bit of harmless fun! 别这么一本正经!只是无伤大雅的玩笑而已!
—priggish adjectiveadj a rather priggish, old-fashioned man 一本正经的守旧男子
—priggishness noun [uncountableU]