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

• Just then, a demure female entered the room.
  正在这时，一个端庄的女子走进来。
• It seemed to lawyer Martin that the women were unusually demure and the men more swashbuckling than usual.
  在马丁律师看来，那些妇女似乎都出奇地娴静端庄，而那些男子则似乎都比平常更为装模作样。
• WOMAN WARRIORS Fragile, submissive, demure and mysterious. That's how some Americans think of Asian women.
  江湖女侠一些美国人对亚洲女性的看法是，她们纤弱、顺从、娴静而又神秘。
• 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。
• 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。
• In the finest department stores, even the demure "elevator girls" are treated with impeccable politeness.
  在最好的百货公司，即便是故作矜持的“电梯女孩”也能得到无可挑剔的礼遇。
• Shades affordable woman, they will sit demure, line clear, look like the sun, and the wind like a charming, like a long blooming orchid, although not brilliant, but fragrance far.
  浓淡相宜的女人，她们会坐的端庄，行的洒脱，神情如明月般皎洁，似和风般迷人，有如兰花悠悠绽放，虽不会绚烂夺目，却幽香甚远。
• 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。
• 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。
• From pastel pink patent sandals to strappy dancing shoes or demure lace-ups, with either stiletto or chunky heels, high or low, the shoes are pitched at the high end of the market, starting at around$ 320 dollars.
  从申请了专利的淡粉色凉鞋，到绑带的舞鞋，或者庄重的系带靴，不是细高跟就是粗跟，鞋跟或高或低，这种鞋被定位在高端市场，一开始的售价约为320美元。