diffident

英 [ˈdɪfɪdənt]

美 [ˈdɪfɪdənt]

adj. 缺乏自信的; 胆怯的; 羞怯的

GRE TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.19312 / COCA.27587

牛津词典

adj.

缺乏自信的；胆怯的；羞怯的
not having much confidence in yourself; not wanting to talk about yourself
1. a diffident manner/smile
  畏首畏尾的态度；羞怯的一笑
2. He was modest and diffident about his own success.
  他很谦虚，不愿谈及自己的成功。

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 羞怯的;胆怯的;缺乏自信的
Someone who isdiffidentis rather shy and does not enjoy talking about themselves or being noticed by other people.
1. Helen was diffident and reserved.
  海伦比较害羞内向。

英英释义

adj

lacking self-confidence
1. stood in the doorway diffident and abashed
2. problems that call for bold not timid responses
3. a very unsure young man
Synonym:shytimidunsure
showing modest reserve
1. she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture

双语例句

He was a little diffident, but quite self-possessed.
他有点信心不足，但很镇静。
There's no need to be so diffident about your achievements& you've done really well!
没必要对你的成就如此藏头露尾的&你确实干得好！
I don't know much about the job, and I'm diffident about my ability to do it properly.
对于这种生疏的工作，我感到心虚。
Her conqueror, Senator Pete Wilson, is a diffident, moderate man.
击败她的参议员皮特·威尔逊是一个谦卑的温和派人士。
If students do not wear the same uniforms, students wearing cheap clothes may have the feeling of self-contempt and be diffident about expressing one's opinions in class.
如果学生不穿统一的校服，穿廉价衣服的学生可能会有自卑情绪，在课堂上怯于表述自己的意见。
Stood in the doorway diffident and abashed; problems that call for bold not timid responses; a very unsure young man.
羞怯而又局促不安的站在门口；需要大胆而不是羞怯的回答的问题；一个非常不自信的年轻人。
His fault is that he's too diffident.
他的过失是太缺乏自信啦。
Blair is ruthless but at times diffident.
布莱尔冷酷无情，但有时却不够自信。
He was too diffident to do justice to himself. When you discover that all external hopeless, the only shows that she had a hopeless.
他腼腆得使自己的表现不能恰如其分。当你发现外在的一切都不可救药时，恰恰说明，自己已经无可救药了。
In person he can be diffident – more the result of shyness than arrogance, say those who know him.
了解佩奇的人士表示，他本人会显得有些踌躇，原因当然更多地在于羞怯，而不是傲慢。