unassuming

英 [ˌʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌnəˈsuːmɪŋ]

adj.  不爱出风头的; 不爱炫耀的; 谦逊的

GRETEM8

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.
  1. He's a man of few words, very polite and unassuming...
     他话不多，很有礼貌，为人谦和。
  2. She has a gentle, unassuming manner.
     她很和善，不摆架子。

英英释义

adj

• not arrogant or presuming
  1. unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work
  2. a shy retiring girl
  Synonym:retiring

双语例句

• He is perfectly well behaved, polite, and unassuming, said her uncle.
  舅父说：他的举止十分优雅，礼貌也极其周到，而且丝毫不搭架子。
• The unassuming suburban street was named after James Penny, a wealthy18th century slave ship owner.
  这条不起眼的郊区街道是依詹姆斯.潘尼而命名，潘尼是18世纪一位富有的奴隶船主。
• A gentle, quiet and unassuming manner.
  高雅、文静而谦逊的态度。
• He was genuinely shy and unassuming.
  他确实很怕羞，不爱抛头露面。
• 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。
• Steve Carell and Tina Fey play a nice, unassuming couple in Date Night, and that's one of the reasons the movie works so well.
  史蒂夫卡雷尔和蒂娜费在《约会之夜》中饰演一对友好谦逊的夫妇，这是该片成功的原因之一。
• She has a gentle, unassuming manner.
  她很和善，不摆架子。
• That quiet, unassuming way of his.
  他的那种恬静、谦恭的样子。
• 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。
• Ji won affection from general public also for his unassuming personality and humility.
  不止于此，季先生广受爱戴的原因还在于他谦逊的个性。