self-effacing
英 [ˌself ɪˈfeɪsɪŋ]
美 [ˌself ɪˈfeɪsɪŋ]
adj. 谦逊的; 不求闻达的
牛津词典
adj.
- 谦逊的;不求闻达的
not wanting to attract attention to yourself or your abilities- He was a shy, self-effacing man.
他是个腼腆谦逊的人。
- He was a shy, self-effacing man.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 自我谦避的;不求闻达的
Someone who isself-effacingdoes not like talking about themselves or drawing attention to themselves.- As women we tend to be self-effacing and make light of what we have achieved.
作为女性我们往往不喜夸耀,对自己获得的成功轻描淡写。 - ...the slightly self-effacing manner adopted by many diplomats.
许多外交官所持的那种稍稍自我谦避的态度
- As women we tend to be self-effacing and make light of what we have achieved.
英英释义
adj
双语例句
- He is still, by the standards of his industry, self-effacing and unassuming, partly because that is his nature and partly because of his paranoia.
以其所在行业的标准衡量,他现在仍可谓自谦而不傲慢,这部分是因为他的本性如此,部分是来自于他的偏执。 - But Barack Obama's self-effacing approach to summitry one that was on Thursday remarked upon by several non-US officials certainly did no harm.
但巴拉克奥巴马(BarackObama)在峰会上的低调作风周四有数位非美国官员提到了这一点肯定没有什么坏处。 - Chua tried to paint a self-effacing portrait and use humour to poke fun at her shortcomings.
蔡美儿试图描绘一副低调的画像,并利用幽默取笑自己的短处。 - John is just without doubt one of the most self-effacing, beautiful human beings I have ever met and an amazing person of courage who demonstrates what you can do against, as Bobby Kennedy said, the enormous array of the worlds ills.
约翰毫无疑问是我遇到过的最谦逊、心灵最美丽的人之一,他拥有惊人的勇气,向我们展示了如何可以通过自己的作为反抗被鲍比肯尼迪称之为的数不胜数的世界弊病。 - My teacher is a very quiet modest self-effacing person.
我的老师是一个很沉默谦虚不爱出锋头的人。 - A humble apology; essentially humble* and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions-B.K.Malinowski.
谦虚的道歉;本质谦和,他获得了最高礼节的荣誉和声望-B.K.马林诺维斯基。 - Through the breeze on blowing, along with the pollen self-effacing drop into.
经风一吹,和着花粉颓然跌落。 - In his elegant navy suit, and with his cheerfully self-effacing personality, Ian Taylor is the very model of a British executive.
他穿着考究的海军蓝西装,性格开朗而又不失谦虚,是位典型的英国高管。 - His manner was often offensively supercilious, and then again modest and self-effacing, almost tremulous.
他的态度常常起初是敌对地傲慢的,跟着又谦逊、自卑而几乎畏缩下来。 - As the top American statesman under President Bill Clinton, Christopher was a behind-the-scenes negotiator. Often called the stealth secretary of state, Christopher was known for his understated, self-effacing manner.
作为比尔克林顿政府的美国首屈一指的政治家,克里斯托弗是位幕后的谈判家,经常被叫做秘密国务卿,以保守、不爱出风头著称。
