We sat primly at either end of a long bench.

我们古板地坐在一张长凳的两端。

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

“你不该讲那样的话。”她一本正经地说。

"Oh yes," Wendy said primly [formally and properly].

“哦，是的。”温迪一本正经地说。

We sat primly at either end of a long settee.

我们非常拘谨地坐在长椅的两头。

"He didn't use Novocain today," she primly told him.

“他今天没使用奴佛卡因，”她拘谨地告诉他说。