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demureness

/dih-myoor/US // dɪˈmyʊər //UK // (dɪˈmjʊə) //

伪装,尊严,矜持,拘谨

Related Words

unassuming不起眼的,朴实无华,不起眼,朴实无华的timid怯懦,懦弱,怯懦的,胆怯reticent沉默寡言,寡言少语,缄默不语,缄默prim底漆,底层,骁将,初步backward向后,向后的,向后退,向后移动bashful腼腆的,腼腆,羞涩的,羞涩blushing脸红,脸红心跳,脸红了,脸红脖子粗close关闭,密切,结束,靠近coy腼腆,忸怩作态,腼腆的,忸怩decorous装饰性的,装饰性,装饰的,装饰diffident心虚的人,心浮气躁,心虚,心浮气燥earnest认真的,恳切,恳切的,严肃的humble卑微的,谦逊的,谦虚,谦卑的modest谦虚,谦虚的,谦逊的,谦逊nice不错的,很好,很好的,不错prissy娇气的,娇气,娘娘腔,娘娘腔的proper适当的,适当,恰当的,恰当prudish假正经的,假正经,小心翼翼,假正经的人retiring撤退,退休,撤退时,撤退的时候sedate镇静的,镇静,镇定,镇定的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    de·mur·er, de·mur·est.

    • : characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
    • : affectedly or coyly decorous, sober, or sedate.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounmodesty
Synonyms
coyness腼腆,忸怩作态,羞涩,胆怯humbleness谦逊,谦虚,谦卑,谦逊的态度humility谦逊,谦卑,谦恭,谦虚reserve储备,预留,保留,储备金reticence缄默,沉默,缄默不语,沉默寡言self-effacement自我牺牲,自我安慰,自我放弃,自我牺牲精神shyness羞涩,羞怯,害羞,胆怯

Examples

  • In some ways [toe cleavage] is an artificial seductive glance, an artificial demureness.

  • Susie Billings, minus her khaki and cartridges, looked the picture of demureness in white muslin and baby-blue ribbons.

  • "He was my first love," said Marjorie, with wicked demureness.

  • Dotty thought of Harriet all the afternoon, and walked about the house with a demureness quite unusual.

  • She hath demureness and dignity, and suits me better than yon whimsical baggage you are all mad over.

  • Nellie had a sense of fun—not humor—under her demureness, and she was pleased and amused as he meant her to be.

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