汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 一本正经
一本正经 (一本正經)
in deadly earnest / deadpan
Originally refers to a classic of moral standards / After being described, it is used to describe the solemn seriousness, solemnly / Sometimes ironic
形容态度庄重严肃。有时带有讽刺意味别老是那么一本正经的。
běn zhèng/zhēng () jīng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这个男人像本字典一样一本正经

This man was as humourless as a dictionary.

平时看他一本正经的,其实是个假道学。

Normally he behaves appropriately but, as a matter of fact, he is a hypocrite.

“你不该讲那样的话。”她一本正经地说。

'You're not supposed to say that,' she said primly.

他们太一本正经,太学究气,想象力也不够丰富。

They are too serious, too academic and not imaginative enough.

穿上一套细条纹西装后,他马上就显得一本正经

In a pinstriped suit he instantly looked like a stuffed shirt.

这个白天一本正经的国家夜晚通常是酒色糜烂的。

A country which tends towards primness by day is often alcohol-fueled and lustful by night.

只有两种格式的肖像画:一本正经的,和皮笑肉不笑的。

There are only two styles of portrait painting: the serious and the smirk.

他把帽子挂在钉子上,一本正经地迅速坐到座位上。

He hung his hat on a peg and flung himself into his seat with business-like alacrity.

“这是独一无二的事。”水鼠俯身划起桨来,一本正经地说。

"It's the only thing," said the Water Rat solemnly, as he leant forward for his stroke.

汤姆似乎是鼓足了精神,去一本正经地着手背《圣经》段落了。

Tom girded up his loins, so to speak, and went to work to get his verses.