diffident
英 [ˈdɪfɪdənt]
美 [ˈdɪfɪdənt]
adj. 缺乏自信的; 胆怯的; 羞怯的
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- a diffident manner/smile
畏首畏尾的态度;羞怯的一笑 - He was modest and diffident about his own success.
他很谦虚,不愿谈及自己的成功。
- a diffident manner/smile
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.- Helen was diffident and reserved.
海伦比较害羞内向。
- Helen was diffident and reserved.
英英释义
adj
- lacking self-confidence
- stood in the doorway diffident and abashed
- problems that call for bold not timid responses
- a very unsure young man
- showing modest reserve
- 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。