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

• 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。
• She was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture.
  在评价教授的演讲时她很胆怯。
• 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。
• Some people are born diffident, who may become more fear of mixing with others if they are not able to adjust their mental conditions during adolescence.
  有的人生来性格内向，内向的人在青春期过程中如果不注意调整心理状态，就会变得惧怕与人交往。
• 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。
• My father, a reserved, diffident man, shook my hand.
  我爸爸是个含蓄羞怯的男人，他只是跟我握了握手，然后两人转身走开。
• 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。
• Blair is ruthless but at times diffident.
  布莱尔冷酷无情，但有时却不够自信。
• 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。