self-effacing

英 [ˌself ɪˈfeɪsɪŋ]

美 [ˌself ɪˈfeɪsɪŋ]

adj.  谦逊的; 不求闻达的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 谦逊的；不求闻达的
  not wanting to attract attention to yourself or your abilities
  1. He was a shy, self-effacing man.
     他是个腼腆谦逊的人。

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.
  1. 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。
  2. ...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

英英释义

adj

• reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  Synonym:reticentretiring

双语例句

• 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。
• Let yourself be encouraged. Don't be self-effacing or overly modest.
  不要过于谦让或羞怯。
• 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。
• People here are rather self-effacing.
  这里的人都不怎么爱出风头。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 has shown a self-effacing charm.
  他表现出一种谦逊的魅力。
• This has given rise to speculation that the suggestion was merely intended to burnish the image of a man not known for self-effacing modesty.
  这一做法已引发人们猜测，纳扎尔巴耶夫的建议只是在帮助一个对不求闻达的的谦逊品性不知一二的小人塑造形象而已。
• 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。