self-effacing

英 [ˌself ɪˈfeɪsɪŋ]

美 [ˌself ɪˈfeɪsɪŋ]

adj.  谦逊的; 不求闻达的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 谦逊的；不求闻达的
  not wanting to attract attention to yourself or your abilities
  1. He was a shy, self-effacing man.
     他是个腼腆谦逊的人。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 自我谦避的;不求闻达的
  Someone who isself-effacingdoes not like talking about themselves or drawing attention to themselves.
  1. As women we tend to be self-effacing and make light of what we have achieved.
     作为女性我们往往不喜夸耀，对自己获得的成功轻描淡写。
  2. ...the slightly self-effacing manner adopted by many diplomats.
     许多外交官所持的那种稍稍自我谦避的态度

英英释义

adj

• reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  Synonym:reticentretiring

双语例句

• With these thoughts in mind, my son crafted a simple, yet telling essay describing an earnest young man who, if anything, was a bit self-effacing.
  以这些想法为基础，我儿子起草了一篇朴实而生动的文章，描写了一个真挚热忱且有些自我谦逊的年轻人。
• Through the breeze on blowing, along with the pollen self-effacing drop into.
  经风一吹，和着花粉颓然跌落。
• So the level five is someone, we don't want to sort of get caught up on the fact, that they are necessarily, self-effacing, necessarily shy, that they necessarily have a charisma by-pass.
  所以第五级领导者是这样一种人，我们不能只专注于他们的外在层面，比如他们是否谦逊、是否害羞、或是魅力四射。
• His manner was often offensively supercilious, and then again modest and self-effacing, almost tremulous.
  他的态度常常起初是敌对地傲慢的，跟着又谦逊、自卑而几乎畏缩下来。
• As the top American statesman under President Bill Clinton, Christopher was a behind-the-scenes negotiator. Often called the stealth secretary of state, Christopher was known for his understated, self-effacing manner.
  作为比尔克林顿政府的美国首屈一指的政治家，克里斯托弗是位幕后的谈判家，经常被叫做秘密国务卿，以保守、不爱出风头著称。
• He spoke eloquently with the self-effacing humour that has endeared him to the American press.
  他的言谈雄辩有力，谦逊幽默，这使他很受美国新闻界的欢迎。
• Let yourself be encouraged. Don't be self-effacing or overly modest.
  不要过于谦让或羞怯。
• My teacher is a very quiet modest self-effacing person.
  我的老师是一个很沉默谦虚不爱出锋头的人。
• Joe is a humble and self-effacing person and so automatically takes second place.
  乔是个谦逊而不愿抛头露面的人，总是自动退居次要地位。
• Point of View, Speech Representation, Narrator's Self-effacing, and Miss Brill's Disillusionment: An Analysis of Narrative Strategies in Miss Brill
  视角、引语形式、叙述者的隐退与布里尔小姐的幻灭&《布里尔小姐》的叙事策略分析