| 词汇 | diffident |
| 释义 | diffidentWord family noundiffidenceadjectivediffidentadverbdiffidently dif·fi·dent /ˈdɪfɪdənt/ adjectiveadj SHYshy and not wanting to make people notice you or talk about you 胆怯的，羞怯的 diffident manner/smile/voice etc 羞怯的举止/微笑/声音等 diffident about He was diffident about his own success. 他对自己的成功很谦卑。 —diffidently adverbadv —diffidence noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus diffident• The voice at the other end was light, gentle, diffident.• Joe was humble and diffident about his own success.• He seemed diffident, even shy.• Her former classmates say she was shy and diffident in school.• The Neanderthals seemed unexpectedly gentle and diffident people.• From being a painfully shy, diffident recluse, he suddenly metamorphosed into a garrulous and sometimes painfully overbearing extrovert.• Shaun became noticeably diffident when the conversation turned to the subject of his promotion. diffident manner/smile/voice etc• Despite a shy and diffident manner, Davison was a hard-working and gifted teacher of endless patience. (1400-1500) Latin present participle of diffidere “to distrust”, from fidere “to trust” |
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