demure是什么意思_音标_用法_例句

简单释义：

adj. 娴静的；端庄的；（女子的举止或衣服等）显得庄重的

网络 矜持的；佯作端庄；娴静端庄的

变形：

比较级：demurer  最高级：demurest  

完整释义：

adj.

1.矜持
2.娴静的,拘谨的,庄重的
3.假装正经的

例句：

1. The girl who has got to make her way in life has got to be dauntless, and if she has a pretty, demure manner with it, then luck girl.
   为生计所打拼的女孩子不得不勇敢无畏，如果她举止又温驯娴淑，那她就是个幸运的女孩。

2. They were so thrilled and delighted that they flung away any pretence of being demure young ladies and rushed out of the house.
   她们惊喜若狂，因此一扫少女往常的矜持，冲出屋子。

3. She had a look of demure joy, recalling the married Frank or Dean (she couldn't tell us who) crooning to her over the M. R. I. machine.
   她带着羞涩的喜悦，想起了已婚的弗兰克或者迪安（她不能告诉我们是谁），穿过核磁共振机，深情地唱歌给她听。

4. Once more she is distracted, catching the eye of the waiter with a demure flutter of restaurant semaphore and asking for more water.
   她又一次离开了谈话的主题，用端庄的挥手吸引来侍者的注意，又要了一些水。

5. A girl not out has always the same sort of dress: a close bonnet, for instance; looks very demure, and never says a word.
   一个没有进入社交界的姑娘，总是那身打扮，比如说，戴着一顶贴发无边小圆软帽，样子非常娴静，总是一声不响。

6. She gave him a demure smile.
   她装作羞答答地对他微笑。

7. It seemed to lawyer Martin that the women were unusually demure and the men more swashbuckling than usual.
   在马丁律师看来，那些妇女似乎都出奇地娴静端庄，而那些男子则似乎都比平常更为装模作样。

8. We don't expect a girl skilfully driving her car to be demure, we expect her to be dauntless.
   我们但愿一个女孩子谙练驾驶汽车时不要太自持肃静严重，而应是斗胆无畏的。