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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 prud·ish /ˈprudɪʃ/
 (a.)裝淑女樣子的,裝規矩的,過分規矩的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Prud·ish a. Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue; as, a prudish woman; prudish manners.
    A formal lecture, spoke with prudish face.   --Garrick.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 prudish
      adj : exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't
            approve of my miniskirts" [syn: priggish, prim, prissy,
             puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced,
             straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian]