diffident
英 ['dɪfɪd(ə)nt]
美 ['dɪfɪdənt]
助記提示
1. dif- "lack of, not" + fid- + -ent.
2. => mistrust, distrust, lack confidence, distrusting oneself.
中文詞源
diffident 缺乏自信的dis-, 不，非。-fid, 相信，詞源同faith, confident. 即不相信自己的，缺乏自信的。
英文詞源
- diffident (adj.)
- mid-15c., from Latin diffidentem (nominative diffidens), present participle of diffidere (see diffidence). Related: Diffidently.
雙語例句
- 1. Her conqueror, Senator Pete Wilson, is a diffident, moderate man.
- 擊敗她的參議員皮特·威爾遜是一個謙卑的溫和派人士。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Helen was diffident and reserved.
- 海倫比較害羞內向。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He has a politely diffident manner.
- 他的態度是客氣中帶有羞怯.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He felt a little diffident about asking concerning her success.
- 他感到有點膽怯,不敢問她是否成功了.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 5. In the diffident manner was nothing of the art of the courtesan.
- 她羞怯的舉止迥然不同於**的惺惺作態.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹