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

• The demure maiden, the demure spouse, the demure mother-this is still the ideal.
  矜持端庄的女孩子、妻子、母亲&这依然是理想中的女性。
• The fact is, she may be more demure than you think.
  事实上，她可能比你想象中还要矜持。
• 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。
• Their beauty is in the unity of the simple and complex, the obvious and subtle, the audacious and demure.
  它们的美在于简单和复杂、明显和微妙、无畏和端庄的统一。
• The two demure little girls sat quiet and still next to their mother in church.
  两个娴静的小姑娘挨着他们的母亲在教堂里静静安坐。
• 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。
• 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。
• She looks like a very demure young lady.
  她看上去像一个矜持的少女。
• She must be a woman of complicated character, and there was something dramatic in the contrast of that with her demure appearance.
  看来她一定是一个性格非常复杂的女人，这同她那端庄娴静的外表倒构成了极富于戏剧性的对比。
• The victim's wrists, crossed and suspended together over her head, were so slight, her fingers so graceful, her long legs so demure.
  受害人的手腕交叉被吊在头顶，绑得很紧，她的手指是那么优雅，修长的腿是那么端庄。