diffident

英 [ˈdɪfɪdənt]

美 [ˈdɪfɪdənt]

adj.  缺乏自信的; 胆怯的; 羞怯的

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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

• She is diffident about expressing her opinions.
  她怯于表述自己的意见。
• 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。
• He looked diffident, and amiable, and independent, and he, too, was evidently english.
  他显得忸怩羞怯，又和蔼又任性，显然他也是一个英国人。
• She was the type of woman whom small, diffident men seem to marry instinctively.
  她那种女人，不自信的小个男人好象本能地想和她结婚。
• He was modest and diffident about his own success.
  他很谦虚，不愿谈及向己的成功。
• I am fond of a diffident way which I see you to exhibit.
  我喜欢您表现出来的谦卑。
• 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。
• He was a little diffident, but quite self-possessed.
  他有点信心不足，但很镇静。
• The diffident adolescent that tested the pride and patience of regulators is changing as another generation of employees contribute their ideas.
  公司羞涩的青春期曾经考验了公司掌舵人的骄傲与耐心的，随着新一代员工开始贡献出他们的智慧，这一状况也在改变。
• Blair is ruthless but at times diffident.
  布莱尔冷酷无情，但有时却不够自信。