prunes and prism

汉语翻译

吞吞吐吐, 转弯抹角, 装腔作势

例句

"I like nasty things better than nice things, " said Jessica, with such a prunes and prisms of diction that all the grown-ups had to laugh.杰西卡说："我喜欢那些令人讨厌的东西，而不喜欢好的东西。"她装腔作势的话语使得大人们忍不住笑了起来。