demure

英 [dɪˈmjʊə(r)]

美 [dɪˈmjʊr]

adj.  娴静的; 端庄的; (举止、衣服等)显得庄重的

GRE

BNC.20729 / COCA.19945

牛津词典

adj.

• 娴静的；端庄的
  behaving in a way that does not attract attention to herself or her body; quiet and serious
  1. a demure young lady
     娴静的年轻女士
• （举止、衣服等）显得庄重的
  suggesting that a woman or girl is demure
  1. a demure smile
     矜持的微笑
  2. a demure navy blouse with a white collar
     严肃庄重的白领海军军服上衣

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (通常指年轻女子)羞涩的，娴静的
  If you describe someone, usually a young woman, asdemure, you mean they are quiet and rather shy, usually in a way that you like and find appealing, and behave very correctly.
  1. She's very demure and sweet...
     她非常娴静可爱。
  2. The luscious Miss Wharton gave me a demure but knowing smile.
     性感迷人的沃顿小姐对我羞涩地会心一笑。
• ADJ-GRADED (衣着等)端庄的，庄重的
  Demureclothes do not reveal your body and they give the impression that you are shy and behave correctly.
  1. ...a demure high-necked white blouse.
     端庄的高领白衬衫

英英释义

adj

• affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
  Synonym:coyovermodest

双语例句

• She looked very demure in her long white dress.
  她穿上长长的白色连衣裙，显得格外娴静。
• The affectation of being demure in a provocative way.
  故意装出具有煽动性的端庄、正经的样子。
• The luscious Miss Wharton gave me a demure but knowing smile.
  性感迷人的沃顿小姐对我羞涩地会心一笑。
• She sipped her soda and looked demure.
  她吸着苏打水，摆出一副假端庄的样子。
• She must be a woman of complicated character, and there was something dramatic in the contrast of that with her demure appearance.
  看来她一定是一个性格非常复杂的女人，这同她那端庄娴静的外表倒构成了极富于戏剧性的对比。
• The fact is, she may be more demure than you think.
  事实上，她可能比你想象中还要矜持。
• Demure, self-effacing and discreet, Sarah Brown has played the wife-in-the-background role to perfection.
  莎拉.朗内歛端庄、度谦逊、慎低调，她完美扮演幕后夫人的角色。
• Earlier in the day, Gaga was more demure as she greeted her fans wearing a pair of sheer black bicycle shorts paired with a denim shirt and lace-up platform boots.
  早些时候GAGA被拍到身着黑色的自行车短裤配上牛仔蓝的T恤和黑色系带靴子和粉丝亲切招手。
• Their beauty is in the unity of the simple and complex, the obvious and subtle, the audacious and demure.
  它们的美在于简单和复杂、明显和微妙、无畏和端庄的统一。
• He made her his companion, though she was some years younger than Florence; and she could be as staid and pleasantly demure, with her little book or work-box, as a woman.
  虽然她比弗洛伦斯还小几岁，但他却把她当作他的伴侣；她拿着她的小书或针线匣，能跟成年妇女一样沉着冷静；而且有趣的是，也跟她们一样文雅庄重。