Those young ladies are much too prim and proper to enjoy such a rude joke.

"那几位年轻的太太太拘谨和正经,不会喜欢这种粗俗的笑话。"

He didn’t reply, but just smiled primly.

他没回答,只是拘谨地笑了笑。

The play, whose style is rigidly formal, is typical of the period.

这剧本是那个时期的典型作品, 风格拘谨刻板。

Don’t be such a prude you can carry modesty too far!

那麽拘谨——你谦虚得太过分了。

Strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.

小事拘谨,大事糊涂。

Everyone was formally lined up to meet the king.

大家拘谨地列好队迎接国王。

She felt very inhibited by her own lack of experience.

她于缺乏经验而感到很拘谨。

The three officials waved stiffly.

三位官员拘谨地挥了挥手。