Last Updated :2025/12/01

prim and proper

Adjective
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
(皮肉的に)必要以上に形式や礼儀にこだわり、堅苦しく上品な様子 / (否定的に)過度にお堅く、神経質で、慎み深すぎる態度
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一見すると彼女は几帳面で堅苦しく見えたが、散らかった机が別の話を物語っていた。

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(idiomatic) prudish, straight-laced

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prim and proper

Though she seemed prim and proper at first, her messy desk told a different story.

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Though she seemed prim and proper at first, her messy desk told a different story.

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