demure
美音:
[dım´juə
]英音:
[dım´juə
]adj.端庄的
难易程度:
demure为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
形容词比较级:demurer 最高级:demurest 名词:demureness 副词:demurely
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demure
/dɪ'mjʊə(r); dɪ`mjur/
adj
(a) (pretending to be) quiet, serious and modest (故作)安静的, 严肃的, 谦虚的
*a very demure young lady 假装矜持的少女.
(b) suggesting that one is demure 显示安静的、严肃的、谦虚的
*a demure smile, reply, etc 安静的微笑、谦逊的回答.
demure
adj
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: demoré, past participle of demorer; DEMUR]
quiet, serious, and well-behaved - used especially about women in the past
Old photos of Maggie show her young and demure.
demure clothes do not show much of a woman's body
a demure white dress
>demurelyadv
1. A few weeks later, she had shed her demure image. 几个星期后, 她抛弃了假正经的形象。
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