prudery

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++prud·er·y /ˈpruːdəri/ noun [uncountable]  OFFENDthe behaviour or attitude of people who are too easily shocked by things relating to sex – used to show disapproval 〔在性方面〕大惊小怪的行为[态度]，谈性色变〔含贬义〕

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prudery• Surely, they feel, youthful vigour should outgun out-of-date prudery.• A single incident suggests a great deal about Hennepinhis prudery, his belligerence, his sensitivity.• For those raised in the prudery of puritanism or the celibacy-conscious preoccupations of Catholicism this ran against the grain.• I am convinced that Victorian prudery was much to blame for this, and modern treatment might have much ameliorated it.

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prudery
prud‧er‧y /ˈpruːdəri/ noun [uncountable]
the behaviour or attitude of people who are too easily shocked by things relating to sex – used to show disapproval

prud·eryBrE /ˈpruːdəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpruːdəri/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal, disapproving) the attitude or behaviour of people who seem very easily shocked by things connected with sex 谈性色变的态度（或行为）；（对性问题的）大惊小怪，假正经