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

• 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 is diffident about expressing her opinions.
  她怯于表述自己的意见。
• Don't be so diffident about your talents.
  别对自己的才能如此缺乏信心。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Her conqueror, Senator Pete Wilson, is a diffident, moderate man.
  击败她的参议员皮特·威尔逊是一个谦卑的温和派人士。
• 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。
• Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident.
  羞怯的有或出自不愿引起别人对自己注意的；避世的或缺乏自信的。
• There's no need to be so diffident about your achievements& you've done really well!
  没必要对你的成就如此藏头露尾的&你确实干得好！