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diffident

英 [ˈdɪfɪdənt]

美 [ˈdɪfɪdənt]

adj.  缺乏自信的; 胆怯的; 羞怯的

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Collins.1 / BNC.19312 / COCA.27587

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 缺乏自信的;胆怯的;羞怯的
      not having much confidence in yourself; not wanting to talk about yourself
      1. a diffident manner/smile
        畏首畏尾的态度;羞怯的一笑
      2. He was modest and diffident about his own success.
        他很谦虚,不愿谈及自己的成功。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 羞怯的;胆怯的;缺乏自信的
      Someone who isdiffidentis rather shy and does not enjoy talking about themselves or being noticed by other people.
      1. Helen was diffident and reserved.
        海伦比较害羞内向。

    英英释义

    adj

    • lacking self-confidence
      1. stood in the doorway diffident and abashed
      2. problems that call for bold not timid responses
      3. a very unsure young man
      Synonym:shytimidunsure
    • showing modest reserve
      1. she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture

    双语例句

    • More likely, agrees Diana Buttu, a former adviser to Mr Abbas, the famously diffident Palestinian president wanted to avoid a showdown, and simply did not expect Hamas to go so far.
      更可能的是,与阿巴斯前顾问巴图(dianabuttu)的想法一致,这个出名胆小的巴勒斯坦主席只是想避免与哈马斯最后摊牌,而且单纯的希望哈马斯不要走得太远。
    • In person he can be diffident – more the result of shyness than arrogance, say those who know him.
      了解佩奇的人士表示,他本人会显得有些踌躇,原因当然更多地在于羞怯,而不是傲慢。
    • An able but diffident young student.
      能干但缺乏自信的青年学生。
    • The next day he received two more complaints, one from a man who came in diffident deprecation.
      第二天,他又接到两起申诉,一起来自一个男的,用温和的语气提出意见。
    • Japanese officials have been more diffident about the agreement and insist their country's sanctions remain in place.
      日本官方对朝鲜的态度信心不足,坚称将继续对其制裁。
    • Helen was diffident and reserved.
      海伦比较害羞内向。
    • His fault is that he's too diffident.
      他的过失是太缺乏自信啦。
    • He was too diffident to do justice to himself. When you discover that all external hopeless, the only shows that she had a hopeless.
      他腼腆得使自己的表现不能恰如其分。当你发现外在的一切都不可救药时,恰恰说明,自己已经无可救药了。
    • Stood in the doorway diffident and abashed; problems that call for bold not timid responses; a very unsure young man.
      羞怯而又局促不安的站在门口;需要大胆而不是羞怯的回答的问题;一个非常不自信的年轻人。
    • He was a quiet, diffident man.
      他既温和又羞怯。