unassuming

英 [ˌʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌnəˈsuːmɪŋ]

adj.  不爱出风头的; 不爱炫耀的; 谦逊的

GRETEM8

BNC.18906 / COCA.15838

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 低调的；谦逊的；不招摇的
  If you describe a person or their behaviour asunassuming, you approve of them because they are quiet and do not try to appear important.
  1. He's a man of few words, very polite and unassuming...
     他话不多，很有礼貌，为人谦和。
  2. She has a gentle, unassuming manner.
     她很和善，不摆架子。

英英释义

adj

• not arrogant or presuming
  1. unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work
  2. a shy retiring girl
  Synonym:retiring

双语例句

• Ji won affection from general public also for his unassuming personality and humility.
  不止于此，季先生广受爱戴的原因还在于他谦逊的个性。
• A gentle, quiet and unassuming manner.
  高雅、文静而谦逊的态度。
• He was a small and to all appearances an unassuming man.
  他个子小，看上去不事张扬。
• Bob Dole was overrun by the longer-named Bill Clinton, but again it was by someone with an unassuming surname and there was only a single syllable difference.
  鲍勃·杜尔就被比他名字长的比尔·克林顿战胜了，然而“克林顿”本身也是一个谦逊的姓氏，而且和“杜尔”相比也只差一个音节。
• He is perfectly well behaved, polite, and unassuming, said her uncle.
  舅父说：他的举止十分优雅，礼貌也极其周到，而且丝毫不搭架子。
• It was the traveling that changed my perception of the world, said Mr. Tang, a tall, lean man with straight hair and an unassuming manner.
  正是四处行走改变了我对世界的看法，唐冠华说。他身材高瘦，留着直发，为人谦逊。
• He was a gentle, lowly, and unassuming man.
  他是个温和，谦卑，不摆架子的人。
• Despite his position, he has an unassuming personality.
  虽然有地位，但他为人谦逊。
• Unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work; a shy retiring girl.
  谦逊的对待错误，怀疑他的作品的价值；一个害羞而谦逊的女孩。
• He was shy and unassuming and not at all how you expect an actor to be.
  他腼腆而无架子，一点也不像你预料中演员的样子。