unpretentious

英 [ˌʌnprɪˈtenʃəs]

美 [ˌʌnprɪˈtenʃəs]

adj.  谦虚谨慎的; 不事张扬的; 不爱炫耀的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 谦虚谨慎的；不事张扬的；不爱炫耀的
  not trying to appear more special, intelligent, important, etc. than you really are

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 简洁的；朴素的
  If you describe a place, person, or thing asunpretentious, you approve of them because they are simple in appearance or character, rather than sophisticated or luxurious.
  1. The Tides Inn is both comfortable and unpretentious.
     泰得斯小酒店舒适而又简洁。
  2. ...good, unpretentious pop music...
     好听而又朴实无华的流行音乐
  3. Linda is totally unpretentious about herself.
     琳达是一个非常朴实的人。

英英释义

adj

• not ostentatious
  1. his unostentatious office
  2. unostentatious elegance
  Synonym:unostentatiousunpretending
• lacking pretension or affectation
  1. an unpretentious country church
  2. her quiet unpretentious demeanor
• exhibiting restrained good taste
  1. the room is pleasant and understated
  Synonym:understatedunostentatious

双语例句

• I fell for the beautiful, unpretentious, giving person that she is and she fell for me just being me.
  我被她朴实无华的自然美吸引，而她也为一个真实的我而倾倒。
• A royal family living in unpretentious domesticity.
  他的家庭生活很平静。
• The object of the writer's rhapsody was an unpretentious house which has become one of the best-kept tourist secrets of the Himalayan hill country.
  这位作者所赞颂的是一座朴实无华的宅第，它已成为喜马拉雅山乡间保存最完美的旅游景点之一。
• The Tides Inn is both comfortable and unpretentious.
  泰得斯小酒店舒适而又简洁。
• It was the type of homely and unpretentious food we had all grown up with, a portuguese-inspired dish from Macao.
  这是一道我们从小到大都吃过的一种普通的家常菜，是从澳门传入的葡萄牙菜。
• Pursuit made excellence, aspiration achieved eminence, unpretentious soared practicality, responsible humbled integrity.
  追求卓越，志存高远，踏实做事，诚信为人。
• The private houses so far excavated are rather unpretentious but by no means poor, al least according to the living standard of an ancient village.
  迄今挖掘出来的房屋都相当朴实但绝不贫穷都起码有达到当年古代村庄生活的水准。
• Not only should the words chosen be plain and unpretentious, but the constructions should not involve complicated elements.
  不仅应该选择的词是清楚的和谦逊的，而且造句不该是复杂的。
• His friends describe him as unpretentious, funny, a "lovely guy".
  他的朋友们形容他不做作、风趣，是个“可爱的家伙”。
• The hotel has a comfortable but unpretentious interior.
  这家旅馆里面舒适而简朴。