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
- 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。 - People here are rather self-effacing.
这里的人都不怎么爱出风头。 - The great man was embarrassingly humble and self-effacing.
这位伟人谦逊得让人感到尴尬。 - 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。 - 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。 - He spoke eloquently with the self-effacing humour that has endeared him to the American press.
他的言谈雄辩有力，谦逊幽默，这使他很受美国新闻界的欢迎。 - Point of View, Speech Representation, Narrator's Self-effacing, and Miss Brill's Disillusionment: An Analysis of Narrative Strategies in Miss Brill
视角、引语形式、叙述者的隐退与布里尔小姐的幻灭&《布里尔小姐》的叙事策略分析 - 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。 - With these thoughts in mind, my son crafted a simple, yet telling essay describing an earnest young man who, if anything, was a bit self-effacing.
以这些想法为基础，我儿子起草了一篇朴实而生动的文章，描写了一个真挚热忱且有些自我谦逊的年轻人。 - He also is self-effacing and secure enough to acknowledge that if his name were Smith or Jones, no one in China would be interested.
同时，他也很有自知之明。他坦承：如果他的姓是史密斯或琼斯，或许没有一个中国人会对他感兴趣。