diffident

英['dɪfɪdənt] 美['dɪfɪdənt]
  • adj. 无自信的;客客气气的;羞怯的
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Adjective:
  1. showing modest reserve;

    "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture"

  2. lacking self-confidence;

    "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"
    "problems that call for bold not timid responses"
    "a very unsure young man"

1. Her conqueror, Senator Pete Wilson, is a diffident, moderate man.
击败她的参议员皮特·威尔逊是一个谦卑的温和派人士。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Helen was diffident and reserved.
海伦比较害羞内向。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He has a politely diffident manner.
他的态度是客气中带有羞怯.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He felt a little diffident about asking concerning her success.
他感到有点胆怯,不敢问她是否成功了.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

5. In the diffident manner was nothing of the art of the courtesan.
她羞怯的举止迥然不同于**的惺惺作态.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. He was too diffident to express his opinion.
      他太不自信,不敢发表自己的见解。
    2. She is diffident about expressing her opinions.
      她怯于表述自己的意见。
    3. He has a politely diffident manner.
      他的态度是客气中带有羞怯。

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