Prudish describes a person, a remark, a rule, or a whole culture that is very easily shocked by sex or by the body, in a way the speaker finds too much. It is an unkind, or at least teasing, adjective. “Don’t be prudish” means “relax — this is not a crime.” You can say a prudish comment, a prudish film board, a prudish uncle.

Prudish「prudish」 describes形容 a person, a remark, a rule, or a whole culture一個人、一句話、一條規定，或整個文化 that is very easily shocked by sex or by the body對性或身體很容易大驚小怪, in a way the speaker finds too much到讓說話的人覺得太誇張的地步。It它 is an unkind, or at least teasing, adjective是一個不太友善、至少帶點調侃意味的形容詞。“Don’t be prudish”「別這麼假正經」 means意思是 “relax — this is not a crime.”「放輕鬆，這又不是犯罪」。You你 can say可以說 a prudish comment一個prudish的評論、a prudish film board一個prudish的電影分級單位、a prudish uncle一個prudish的叔叔。

It is weaker than calling someone a prude (which names the person as a type) and more common in careful writing.

It它 is weaker than語氣比較輕 calling someone a prude直接叫某人是prude（which names the person as a type把這個人定型為某一類人）, and而且 more common in careful writing在講究的寫作裡更常見。

Though actually, people sometimes hide a real boundary behind this word: not wanting a sex joke in front of children is not always prudish; the sting of the word is for when the shock seems bigger than the thing itself. Same family as prude and prudery; still nothing to do with prudent.

Though actually不過其實, people人們 sometimes hide a real boundary behind this word有時候會用這個詞來掩蓋一個真實的界線: not wanting a sex joke in front of children不想在小孩面前講黃色笑話 is not always prudish不一定就是prudish; the sting of the word這個詞的殺傷力 is for用在 when the shock seems bigger than the thing itself當那個驚訝的反應看起來比事情本身還大的時候。Same family as跟...同一家族 prude and prudery「prude」和「prudery」; still仍然跟 nothing to do with完全沒關係 prudent「prudent」（謹慎的）。