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单词 coyness
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coyness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkɔɪ.nəs/us
/ˈkɔɪ.nəs/
behaviourin which someoneintentionallytriestokeepsomethingsecret:
Theunwrittenrulesofpoliticalconductdemandacertaincoyness.
Hecommentedontheircoyness aboutrevealingthethinkingbehind thosedecisions.
behaviourin which someone is orpretendsto beshy, or like achild:
害羞、腼腆的行为；忸怩作态的行为；孩子似的行为
Marieseemstoknowexactlywhateffecther coyness has on men.玛丽似乎很清楚她的腼腆对男人有什么影响。
"I'dloveto come out with you," Melanie said, without theslightestcoyness.“我很想和你一起出来，”媚兰说，没有丝毫的害羞。
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  • His coyness about hisfuturepoliticalintentionsprompteda TVnewsanchortoaskthe politician'swifethequestionon everyone'slips.
  • Acertaincoynessshroudstheenterprise.
  • Feigning coyness, sheflutteredherlashes.
  • Theextremeshynessheencounteredwhen they weredatingwas not coyness.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Secrecy and privacy
  • anonymity
  • anonymization
  • anonymize
  • anonymous
  • anonymously
  • data protection
  • dead men tell no talesidiom
  • dissimulate
  • dissimulation
  • down-low
  • private
  • privately
  • privileged
  • pseudonym
  • pseudonymization
  • undisclosed
  • whitewash
  • whitewashing
  • wrap
  • wrapped (up) in secrecyidiom
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Shy and modest

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coy
(Definition ofcoynessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
coyness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkɔɪ.nəs/us
/ˈkɔɪ.nəs/
behaviourin which someone is orpretendsto beshy, or like achild
害羞、腼腆的行为；忸怩作态的行为；孩子似的行为
Marieseemstoknowexactlywhateffecther coyness has on men.玛丽似乎很清楚她的腼腆对男人有什么影响。
"I'dloveto come out with you," Melanie said, without theslightestcoyness.“我很想和你一起出来，”媚兰说，没有丝毫的害羞。
More examples
  • His coyness about hisfuturepoliticalintentionsprompteda TVnewsanchortoaskthe politician'swifethequestionon everyone'slips.
  • Acertaincoynessshroudstheenterprise.
  • Feigning coyness, sheflutteredherlashes.
  • Theextremeshynessheencounteredwhen they weredatingwas not coyness.

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coy

Examplesofcoyness

coyness
Suchcoynesscould be explained by a lack of interest in politics in favour of concentrating on music.
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As will become clear, my question-mark is not merecoyness; it signals a fundamental aspect of my historiographical orientation.
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There is somecoynesson both sides about who does the writing in their respective shared enterprises.
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Even serious linguists still show occasional embarrassment orcoynessin dealing with the subject, and more popular usage in the public media is distinctly self-conscious and often brash.
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He has shown an unnatural and unaccustomedcoynesson the matter, and he has been sufficiently embarrassed today for me not to press him further.
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That deserves applause forcoyness, though perhaps not for anything else.
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The rights were enumerated but there was a strangecoynessabout the responsibilities.
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There has been too much reticence, too muchcoyness, too much ignorance, too much stupidity, too much neglect of the nation's plainest need.
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The licensing boards are not noted for theircoyness.
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The reputation of the police force is at stake and cannot be preserved by secrecy andcoyness.
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Why is there suchcoynessabout the money?
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I believe that thiscoynessbeloved by industry is unnecessary today.
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There has not been so muchcoynessin other countries.
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It is a case not ofcoynessbut of slowness.
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In no case has there been eithercoynessor evasiveness in the answering of outstanding questions.
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