unassuming
英 [ˌʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ]
美 [ˌʌnəˈsuːmɪŋ]
adj. 不爱出风头的; 不爱炫耀的; 谦逊的
BNC.18906 / COCA.15838
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 低调的;谦逊的;不招摇的
If you describe a person or their behaviour asunassuming, you approve of them because they are quiet and do not try to appear important.- He's a man of few words, very polite and unassuming...
他话不多,很有礼貌,为人谦和。 - She has a gentle, unassuming manner.
她很和善,不摆架子。
- He's a man of few words, very polite and unassuming...
英英释义
adj
- not arrogant or presuming
- unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work
- a shy retiring girl
双语例句
- Eyewitnesses recall Mr Foley as an unassuming hero-a small, slightly overweight man with round glasses.
据一些见证人回忆,福利先生是一位谦逊的英雄&一个戴着圆框眼镜、微微有些发胖的小个子男人。 - Bob Dole was overrun by the longer-named Bill Clinton, but again it was by someone with an unassuming surname and there was only a single syllable difference.
鲍勃·杜尔就被比他名字长的比尔·克林顿战胜了,然而“克林顿”本身也是一个谦逊的姓氏,而且和“杜尔”相比也只差一个音节。 - It was an unassuming shop, registered under the vague name of drapery.
这是一家不显眼的商店,招牌上笼统地称作服装店。 - He was a gentle, lowly, and unassuming man.
他是个温和,谦卑,不摆架子的人。 - The unassuming Texas resident celebrated his windfall by having a family portrait photograph taken Wednesday morning.
这位德克萨斯居民在周三的早上全家照了一张全家福,以庆祝他获得了这份意外之财。 - That quiet, unassuming way of his.
他的那种恬静、谦恭的样子。 - He was genuinely shy and unassuming.
他确实很怕羞,不爱抛头露面。 - Under the sunset glow, the West Lake appears more quiet and unassuming.
落日余晖勾勒出的是西湖不变的宁静与质朴。 - He was a small and to all appearances an unassuming man.
他个子小,看上去不事张扬。 - He's so unassuming that it's hard to find him on set, even when he's only a few feet away.
他是如此的不摆架子以致于它是困难在组身上找他,即使当他是只有一些脚之远。