ADJ-GRADED
大惊小怪的;一本正经的;谨小慎微的
If you say that someone is prissy, you are critical of them because they are very easily shocked by anything rude or bad.
例句
I grew to dislike the people from my background — they were rather uptight and prissy.
我变得讨厌和我有着同样出身背景的人——他们太保守、太一本正经了。